If I ruled the world...

...everyday would not be the first day of spring but Englands' cricket team would be a lot better than it currently is and the Arsenal would not press the self destruct button as they are inclined to do periodically! Still you can't have everything, fingers firmly crossed for the boys in Dublin later today.
Patchwork this morning took place in pleasant sunshine with brisk and blustery wind. Nothing special but a nice selection of winter ducks and residents with 100+ Teal, 20+ Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, Buzzard, Little Owl, and Chiffchaff (1 on White Dyke). The Peregrine were in one of their usual places perched up on a small rise by Mappins' with the female seemingly catching a few rays with outstretched wings and spread tail twisted towards the low angled sun, the male was just perched in standard upright pose nearby occassionally calling. Of the rest there were at least 6 sinensis type Cormorant on Horse-eye as well as singing Skylark, Reed Bunting, and Mipit, perhaps spring is on the way after all...