After a few days working in Holland it was great to have time to walk around the patch. What a difference ,it felt almost spring like today with the tempreature being around 9c.
The star bird today was a fantastic Barn Owl that drifted down the lane at 5.40pm , a year tick and agreat bird to boot. The numbers were provided by a staggering 4200 plus Starling which were feeding on stubble and wet pasture
Fieldfare numbered 84 plus and Redwing 24 plus .A male Sparrowhawk hunted the hedges and a couple of Stock Dove were feeding in one of the fields. There was also a couple of Buzzards around and a Pied Wagtail on a dung heap. In a couple of weeks I will be looking for the first spring migrants.\
The patch list is now 57