Sunday March 17

Another visit that won't live long in the memory I'm afraid. Distinctly chilly despite there being plenty of sunshine and wind technically from the south-west.

Still present were a Little Egret, a Peregrine, 11 Teal, a Shelduck, 14 Lapwings, and a Little Owl. The sky was full of Buzzards, well ok maybe only about four pairs, but they were well in evidence. Rather a lot of gulls rested on the fields north of the flash field and for a while on the furthest flash. We counted 40 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Herring Gull, and 10 Black-headed Gulls.

At the south end the flock of Linnets numbered about 80, with about 20 Chaffinches, 11 Pied Wagtails, and 10 or so Meadow Pipits.

Buzzard

Meadow Pipit

It was too cold for insects except for a couple of bumblebees and a solitary mining bee sp.

Luckily, things are bound to improve in the coming weeks.