Spring seems to be particularly late this year here in Luxembourg, however the first few tulips and daffodils are now in bloom.
We are still feeding the local bird population with prolific quantities of sunflower seeds and fat balls. For most of the winter, the only birds at the bird feeders were sparrows with an occasional visit from a Robin and a nuthatch. During the past few weeks, the range of birds in the garden has expanded enormously. We now have chaffinches, green finches, yellowhammers, Blue tits, great tits to add to the permanent population of sparrows.
I have also spotted this year’s first butterfly, a brimstone and the first few bumble bees are starting to make an appearance.