Tuesday 29 March 2016

24th - 26th March

24th MARCH
Arrived at Spurn at lunchtime and caught a few Blackbirds in Church Field before a walk round the wetlands produced 12 Avocets, a Greenshank, 5 Goldeneye and 4 Gadwall.

25th MARCH
A few hours of ringing at Kew before the charity bike ride produced a few new Blackbirds, a Redwing, 2 Greenfinches and single Chaffinch and Goldfinch while a Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskins and 3 Rooks flew overhead; the bike ride was very pleasant in the sunny, calm weather and produced my first Butterflies of the year – single Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Peacock.

26th MARCH
A complete change in the weather with very strong winds and heavy cloud but there were new birds around including 7 Chiffchaffs, 18+ Goldcrests, 2 White Wagtails on Holderness Field, 10+ Redwings and a few Finches during a walk first thing.   The wind steadily picked up through the day but there was a cracking Firecrest at Sammy’s Point where there were also a few more Goldcrests and 2 Peregrines – adult male and adult female.


Firecrest at Sammy's





Goldcrest


Common Gull

Avocet

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