Plenty of time working on the allotment limited my walks, but still able to record birds as I toiled. My first swallow was seen overhead on Good Friday, April 10th and this was followed by two more firsts for the year on the 12th. Firstly, 2 willow warblers were calling around the allotment and then later in the day, a garden warbler was heard singing from the back garden.
A morning walk on the 14th offered more chiffchaffs, willow warblers and blackcaps. Over three of each species were heard around the gravel pits in Caley Wood. Here, the female Canada goose remains on her island nest and 5 drake mallards were evident.
One of three grey heron sightings was made over the golf course, the next near the Ford and finally one heading south over the garden. Perhaps the same individual. A pied wagtail and a green woodpecker were busying themselves on the 18th green where a song thrush could also be heard. A great spotted woodpecker drummed and called in woods near the club house where also yellowhammers and the usual finches and tits could be observed. A check for the local roosting barn owl proved negative, with the final bird of the walk being 3 skylarks singing in fields south of the Ford.
Photos added here depict a good evening moon rising behind the chapel, the first bluebells in Caley Wood and a distant shot of a chiffchaff and the grey heron.
A morning walk on the 14th offered more chiffchaffs, willow warblers and blackcaps. Over three of each species were heard around the gravel pits in Caley Wood. Here, the female Canada goose remains on her island nest and 5 drake mallards were evident.
One of three grey heron sightings was made over the golf course, the next near the Ford and finally one heading south over the garden. Perhaps the same individual. A pied wagtail and a green woodpecker were busying themselves on the 18th green where a song thrush could also be heard. A great spotted woodpecker drummed and called in woods near the club house where also yellowhammers and the usual finches and tits could be observed. A check for the local roosting barn owl proved negative, with the final bird of the walk being 3 skylarks singing in fields south of the Ford.
Photos added here depict a good evening moon rising behind the chapel, the first bluebells in Caley Wood and a distant shot of a chiffchaff and the grey heron.
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