Eastville Park in the rain in winter is more about fungi and lichen but this afternoon I saw the first celandine of the year and the yellow theme was maintained when a grey wagtail came close and brightened up a miserable afternoon. Through the gloom the catkins also looked quite a picture.

Grey wagtail

You would think it would be all about ducks on a day like today (and there were quite a few)  but there were plenty of other things to see and (try and) photograph.

Black-headed gull

Mute swan

Canada goose

Moorhen

Herring gull

Herring gull

Blackbird

Long-tailed tit

Long-tailed tit

Grey heron

Moorhen

Cormorant

Female mallard – the special one

The rain was quite persistent and I was quite glad to get home.