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The English language is full of weather lore and the  proverb that says that “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” has certainly been true this year: today was another superb day with wall to wall sunshine and plenty of warmth in the sun.

The adders in The Forest of Dean (where I went with a birding friend) made the most of it and came out to bask in the sun. We also saw a slow worm and a common lizard but not too many birds (except for a distant goshawk).

Adder

Adder

2 Adders

2 Adders

Slow worms

Common Lizard

Common Lizard

Common Lizard

Common Lizard

My friend, who has a good knowledge of the area, showed me all the different birding spots but I think I had a jinx on him and I returned home with not too much editing to do. Nonetheless, we had some good walks through the beautiful forest and I came home richer for the experience.

Song thrush

Song thrush

Wren

Nuthatch

Coal tit

Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Nuthatch

Blue tit

Robin

Great tit

Not quite The New Forest