We are well into spring now and birds are arriving daily. Also new arrivals through ongoing breeding. Our first brood of LITTLE GREBE with five young. Rather better than last year which took to the end of the year to get going. Lets hope that these young birds stay the course. We wish the same for the MALLARD who have also fledged seven young. We had seven BLACKCAP calling well, all over the place also CHIFFCHAFF came in at five. It was also a joy to see and hear a SONG THRUSH in full song. SWALLOW skimming over pond and another two on the lake. All together 23 species in an hour. The other surprise was a very large GRASS SNAKE. The largest I have ever encountered at least a meter long.
Home: Peregrine flew through twice and gulls kicked of when a COMMON BUZZARD flew through and then joined by another. Which was very diminutive as can be seen as it flew with a crow.
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