March 17th 2008

Cold and bright this morning and a lot better than yesterday. In the valley concentrated on the flooded fields hoping for waders and checking the many flocks of gulls that were worming. One Redshank was my reward on the wader front near Woolscott and a second winter Med Gull in a flooded field near Sawbridge among hundreds of Black-head Gulls and Common Gulls. Other birds of note were Raven 2, Red-legged Partridge 4, Stonechat 3, Yellowhammer 18, Sparrowhawk 2 a few remaining Fieldfare and 80 Golden Plover in flight only. At Cawston Wood, Cawston I was hoping for the Lesser-spotted Woodpecker but despite occasionally drumming could not track it down. Nuthatch 2, Treecreeper 3, Green Woodpecker 4, Great-spotted Woodpecker 3, Buzzard 4, Coal Tit 2, Willow Tit 2, and many Goldcrests.
Back home two Brambling still coming to feeders along with Wood Pigeon, Collard Dove and Bullfinch 4.

Richard