The temperature reached an all-time record of 20°C in Brussels today, making it feel much more like summer than the end of winter. The crocuses are blooming and I saw four species of butterfly, all of which overwinter as adults and wait for the first warm days of spring to emerge, such as this Small Tortoiseshell. I also got to see a Kestrel, a scarce bird in Brussels since we have very little open habitat for them, succesfully catch a Bank Vole, and found a lone Lapwing (at last, a migrant!) feeding in a stubble field.
