Stars of the bird feeders today were a pair of Greenfinches and a smart male Siskin. The Little Grebe which has presumably wintered on the river behind the house made one of its rare appearances, surfacing very briefly before submerging again. Chaffinches seem to be singing everywhere these days, Longtailed Tits have separated into pairs and the local wintering Black-headed Gull flock seems to have all but dispersed.