18 - 22 March........several early morning but quick....2 hours or less....visits to Whetsted...
We are at the cross over point....summer visistors are beginning to turn up and winter visitors havent left yet....
Chiffchaffs were in good numbers already during the early part of the week....by the end of the week the place was drenched in them. There must have been a big fall....there were birds singing already in most places but so many were simply passing by, feeding up and getting ready to move on.
Redwings were seen twice during the week...first time 2...second time, 3.....all from the roost at the northern end on the eastern side of the site. A couple of weeks ago there were around 50 out of the roost early morning.
Goldeneye were still on site....first time this week 1 male 3 females....then later in the week this had changed to 2 males 2 females.....
Friday finally saw Blackcaps on site....3 sang very briefly at various points around the area.
Other birds during the week included Yellowhammer, Barn Owl (at West Pit), 3 Cettis Warblers, 4 Little Egrets out of roost. A Great White Egret was seen early in the week.
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