It’s always good when the first summer migrants arrive and
yesterday saw the first Chiffchaffs singing their name in the village. I had
five on my shortish walk and friends in the two neighbouring villages also
reported their first arrivals yesterday so it was obviously an arrival en
masse. I could only manage this poor shot though…
As these birds arrive others are on their way out but Fieldfares
and Redwings have been decidedly scarce this side of the new year. There were,
though, around 250 birds in the large ploughed field down School Lane
yesterday, around 80% were Fieldfares…
The same field held five Little Egrets today on a small pool
of floodwater.
Little else to report although it was good to have at least
three Corn Buntings singing down Potter Lane yesterday…
Another scarce farmland bird, the Tree Sparrow, seems to
have had a sudden, and unexplained, dip in fortunes in this area after
encouraging signs of recovery. This has been noted by other local birders too
so it’s always nice when you come across a flock…
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