New Warden Nia and myself arrived back for the season last Sunday. A few highlights of the first week have been:
Feb 28th - first wheatear and the earliest on record
Feb 28th - first blackcap of the year
Mar 2nd - first goldcrest of the year, golden plover
Mar 4th - Merlin
Mar 5th - Jack snipe (2)
Mar 6th - little owl (in same breeding territory as 2020), first razorbills of the year logged, 2 more wheatears
Daily - chough (flocks of 20 on several days plus lots of the pairs on territory, no nest building noted yet)
Daily - 2 red kites, common snipe
GM