Yards away from the yellow crocuses in Bantock Park, clumps with purple flowers were not quite as fully open.
Shovellers, resting
A couple of the shovellers which overwinter on the lake at West Park. For once they weren’t busily swimming in tight circles, hoovering the surface of the water for food. They were about as near as they ever come to the shore, resting. The female actually asleep.
Yellow crocus, Bantock
Some of the yellow crocuses under the trees at Bantock Park, flowering a few days ago
Muddy waders (Canada geese, West Park)
Two of the large flock of Canada geese in West Park. The long wet spell has left lots of deep puddles surrounded by squelchy mud, with the geese in it up to their ankles.
Garden snowdrops
Very definitely a cultivated variety of snowdrops: the flowers seemed to be twice as big as any I ever remember seeing before. Growing in a front garden by the Compton Road.
Crocus buds, Compton Park
A clump of crocus with the flower buds just beginning to open: I wasn’t sure whether the flowers would be white or purple.