Will Spring soon be Springing?

Is there a change in the air or is it our imagination?

Probably our imagination but hopefully, God Willing, Spring cannot be too far away now.

In the Grounds of St John the Baptist, Erith, this morning, we saw that the Snowdrops are still hanging on and that lots of Primroses are flowering now.

There was also an Early Dog-Violet in flower and we were super-pleased to see some assumed Spanish Bluebells, both in flower and preparing to flower viz.

Initially doubtless planted but now growing wild and untended.

We were also pleased to see that the nearby mass of Three-Cornered Garlick/Leek will probably soon be flowering.

The Black Redstart that spent two plus months beside the Thames off Corinthian Manorway seems to have upped sticks.  No sign of her/him either on Tuesday or today.

On the Rough Ground beside Norman Road North we noticed that the single Lungwort is still in flower.

Other flowering Plants included:

Common Field-Speedwell viz.

Grape Hyacinth viz.

Lesser Celandine viz.

Primrose viz.

Red Dead-Nettle viz.

(super-pleased to see fresh looking) Spotted Medick viz.

Stinking Hellebore (on the Kent Rare Plant Register) viz.

Sweet Violet viz.

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We also took a quick turn around the Norman Road Field on the Erith Marshes, where we spotted large parties of both Goldfinches and Linnets.

Also a Meadow Pipit viz.

and a Stonechat viz.