This last weekend saw the East Anglian counties touched by the first taste of Spring, a Sunny day and warmth in the Sun not only brought out the sound of lawn mowers but sightings of Brimstone and Peacock butterflies, even the odd Queen bumblebee out of hibernation from the old mouse-hole where she would have spent the winter.

But if you have not heard it is the birds that are hailing that the days of Spring are on the way, Song thrush, Robin and Blackbird are the early risers singing their hearts out in the darkness before dawn to be joined by dunnock and wren as the sun creeps over the eastern counties.

And whilst many a bird watcher is waiting for the Spring migrants to arrive our own resident birds are displaying not only their fine voices but also how splendid they are looking in their plumage  in a few months the chores of raising a family will leave them looking not so fine and dandy, but for now enjoy our wildlife as they prepare for Spring and as a taster here is  just some of the birds displaying their Spring collection on natures ‘Catwalk’