Greetings All - and Happy Spring!

I, too, cast me clouts (Sp. anyone?) this weekend - and have a slight snuffle, or sniffle, as result. But nothing to snivel about.
On the bright side, following what's probably been the rainiest winter here in more than 20 years, Madrid is a veritable whatchamallit of colour, with blossoms all over the place. On the down side, from my Saturday hike in Guadalajara, the huge increase in PPCs is worrying. We could hardly take a step without squishing, or squelching, the lines o' the little bleeders or stepping on the burrowing mounds. And specific trees which I remember being healthy looking only last year, now show definite signs of dying.
We actually made it to the rocks where I'd seen two adult eagles (give or take Technopat's notorious inability to differentiate birds of prey... or any other plant or animal, for that matter) nesting a couple of years back. But although we were able to scan the rock face at very short distance, from above and below, could see no traces of nest or nesting material. Now that we know how to get there, will return next weekend to make a more thorough search. In the meantime, does anyone know offhand if eagles (?) return to their nests and/or why there should be no trace of an old one?
Nice to see two very plump roe deer (?) which had survived the season grazing together.
Enjoy-your-spring-folks regs.,
Technopat