Here in Buckingham on Saturday 14th two signs of Spring:
1. Huge buff-tailed bumble bees bumbling about;
2. small white empty bird's egg left on a gravel bed.

-- 
Rodney Blackall (retired meteorologist)(BSc, FRMetS, MRI)
Buckingham, ENGLAND
Using Acorn SA-RPC, OS 4.02 with ANT INS and Pluto 3.03j

Rodney Blackall wrote:
> Here in Buckingham on Saturday 14th two signs of Spring:
> 1. Huge buff-tailed bumble bees bumbling about;
> 2. small white empty bird's egg left on a gravel bed.
> 
Toads have been courting in the gardens here this week.
and the first Sand Martins, Wheatears and Chiffchaffs have been coming 
through

Andrew
South Wales