Willow Warbler and Yellowhammer

We were very pleased to hear several willow warblers singing this week at Filnore Woods .  .  .  

.  .  .  and even a yellowhammer, a species that has been in decline because of intensive agriculture.

And local countryman John Riddiford even heard a cuckoo down at Oldbury-on-Severn, which is only 3 or 4 miles away.  I haven't heard a cuckoo in the area for years.