Any signs of spring?

[demi]

Thank you all for clearing that up. I've just had a look for pictures of black redstarts & found this Site:

https://www.oiseaux.net/

Edit: It looks very good & is also available in English.

[Chappers51]

Thé first swifts flew over my garden this afternoon, just 2 pairs and there’s been a hoopoe in a neighbouring garden today and yesterday.

[Headers]

The golden orioles are back. But what do they eat before the fruit has arrived?

[basquesteve]

They are omnivores it's only later in the Summer fruit becomes a favorite

[Blaze]

Our Trachycarpus, Cyril, has flowered for the first time in 8 years. He had a spurt in growth over the winter, perhaps due to plenty of rain. But we've never seen flowers before - they seemed to appear almost overnight !

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[exile]

Slightly tongue in cheek

Arrival of many Dutch registered cars
Road works on just about every main road in advance of the summer tourist rush

[Veem]

Our Trachycarpus, Cyril, has flowered for the first time in 8 years. He had a spurt in growth over the winter, perhaps due to plenty of rain. But we've never seen flowers before - they seemed to appear almost overnight !
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Prompted by your post, I just went out to see how our two are doing. One is a mass of flowers and the other will clearly be a day or two later.
The Albizias are definitely showing green now and seem to have reached this stage quite early in the season.

[Blaze]

The Albizias are definitely showing green now

I've had a look at ours and the leaves are just starting to show. It doesn't usually come into leaf until well into June.

One of our Choisyas is alive with Red Admirals - I've never seen so many before. There are also loads of the little blue jobs, the ones that move so quickly you can't catch them. And when they do stop for a photo call they face you straight on

[Veem]

Blaze wrote "One of our Choisyas is alive with Red Admirals - I've never seen so many before. There are also loads of the little blue jobs, the ones that move so quickly you can't catch them. And when they do stop for a photo call they face you straight on "

Our Choisya is huge this spring and full of flower. When flowering is over, I shall prune it back, as it's threatening to overbear a gifted rose that was only planted last summer and has 5 buds ready to open, if it can have enough room. It's a fabulous Rosa "Twister Select" and I'd like it to have a full first season in which to bloom.