March 27th 2008

Garden Bramblings were magical this morning - present from 06:30 with two then joined by another and another and another eventually getting six including a partial and full summer plumage male, a real stonker. This is the highest number I have had together. I was enjoying this spectacle so much I nearly missed the Sand Martin flying north over the house tops. Bramblings disappeared by 07:30 as my estate woke up with only one returning occasionally.
Blue Sky's becoming cloudier with light winds so with regular checks upwards I managed 5 Buzzards with four soaring together approximately 3000ft up over garden at 12:30, a Peregrine 13:00, Fieldfare 3 heading east calling 13:30, Sparrowhawk 2 displaying 15:15 and 34 Golden Plover north 1530. Need to have your eyes everywhere.
A walk to Sainsbury's at four and managed Goldcrest, another Sparrowhawk, couple of Siskin, 27 Lesser Black-backed Gulls going north east and many Greenfinches in display flights.

Richard