Dave and I returned to the Sunday morning Morton Bagot stroll, and in an entirely traditional way we saw very little.
If I'd been keeping a Morton Bagot list this year, a Coot on the dragonfly pools would have been a year-tick. One species surprisingly absent was Stonechat. There is usually a late February surge as it is one of the earliest migrants through the patch.
There was a small party of 12 or so Meadow Pipits which seemed like an increase on the wintering numbers.
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| Meadow Pipit |
A small party of Goldfinches and Reed Buntings joined the Skylarks to feed in the Red-backed Shrike field.
The water level at the flash field remains high, and apart from a Snipe and 20 Lapwings, there were no waders. Three Wigeon, and about 20 Teal were long-stayers, but the arrival of more Shelducks (three in total) was a reminder of spring.
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| The furthest flash |
The temperature was barely in double figures by midday, and so we left before there was any realistic prospect of finding the first butterfly of the year.
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