Thursday 28 February, Gaucin, cloudy, occasional light rain, sleet and hail, light-fresh W-NW wind, 5C: Winter returned with a vengeance as we woke to a light dusting of snow and a bitterly cold day but it didn't stop the first Pallid Swift of the year putting in an appearance above Calle del Pino; there were also 2 male and 2 female Siskin in the gardens below Calle Convento.