Spring Barges Through the Door

Yesterday the westerly was blowing at almost gale force, we had rain on and off all day, and the temperature struggled to 7C. Today spring didn't arrive, it barged through the door, with the midday mercury hitting a staggering 12.4C.

So it seems quite logical that the first bee seen this year in our garden should be on the snowdrops, and....

....the first fly was sharing the peanut feeder with the blue tits.