My first woodpecker of the year is usually 1 Jan in the garden. They visit every day, as long as there's food out, & have done for years. Our local raven & peregrine nets have both been robbed (again). On the other hand, the reed warblers and sedge warblers are back along the Weaver, giving a great soundtrack to walking the dog. And we had a couple of redpolls in the garden the other day - they've only visited the garden in serious winter conditions in the past: no idea why they took a fancy to niger seeds in such good weather.