Turtle Doves on the marsh
A dawn start on the marsh to see Turtle Doves and to hear them purring, the hedgerows were full of bird song despite the stiff north wind and cold temperatures. Reed, Sedge, Cetti's and Garden Warblers, Blackcaps, Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits, Blackbirds, Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush providing an almost deafening cacophony of song. After an hour or so I moved onto the woods where numerous Nightingales were singing unseen with Blackcaps and Garden Warblers trying to compete with them, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Great Spotted Woodpecker, also a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker which flew through the car park, walking around the woods I had 2 glimpses of Goshawk flashing across the rides, Willow Warblers, Goldcrest and Firecrest were all seen and heard, a thoroughly enjoyable morning despite the efforts of the North wind.
Early afternoon from Hanson the pair of Garganey still present, along with the 4 Avocets. Late afternoon on Hayfield 1 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank, Redshank, Dunlin, Avocets and Yellow Wagtails but unfortunately the Wood Sandpipers departed before I arrived.
This evening a Purple Heron was seen to land in the Long Pits but my phone was on silent so hopefully it will still be around tomorrow.
Yellowhammer
Garden Warbler
Fallow Deer I think.
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