Unusually, my walk co-incided with lunchtime for the local high school. Contrary to what might have been expected, there were actually more birds about than usual (such as my highest local counts of Black-headed Gulls and Herring Gulls this winter), no doubt due to the food scraps dropped by the pupils on their way to and from the local shops. Three Dunnocks were singing, as was a single Mistle Thrush.