Long wander 08.04.12

A long Easter Sunday walk covering the golf club, Westlland Green, Hadham Hall and Millennium Wood. It was hoped to catch up with some of the more seldom seen migrants, but this was not to be. New to my yearlist were goldcrest and willow warbler with the 1st blackcap of the year for Hadham being recorded. However, in total, 40 species for the day, which is good. In all, I recorded: linnet, Great spotted woodpecker, goldfinch, skylark, robin, collared dove, jackdaw, lesser black backed gull, great tit, bulfinch, wood pigeon, chaffinch, pheasant, mistle thrush, blackbird, carrion crow, mallard, blue tit, fieldfare, blackcap, nuthatch, jay, song thrush, dunnock, green woodpecker, greenfinch, goldcrest, pied wagtail, yellowhammer, long taied tit, magpie, house sparrow, skylark, coot, moorhen, rook, reed bunting, starling, willow warbler
Photos: 2 chaffinch, 1 blackcap, 1 hidden goldcrest, 1 local scarecrow and 2 of the bumble bee Bombymus terrestris, a common bee. Plus 2 more of last night's purple thorn.