Monday 28 March 2022

Slowly improving (Local sightings 26th Feb to 20th March)

Salford Priors GP

Little Ringed Plovers

Common Buzzard
Red Kite
Common Toad
Displaying Red Kite
Common Buzzard

Long-tailed Tit
Brimstone
Reed Bunting
Chaffinch
 
Wheatear (Mark Clarke)

March is always a bit frustrating, a bit of sunshine and we expect fireworks. Sadly it's not really until April things begin to change. The first Little Ringed Plover was back on the 10th March whilst a single Wheatear was photographed by Mark Clarke on 17th March.

WeBS count. 6 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Mute Swan, 16 Greylag, 44 Canada Geese, 0 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 90 Mallard, 14 Shoveler, 2 Pochard , 4 Teal, 45 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 75 Coot, 2 Oycestercatcher, 1 Snipe, 2 LRP, 20 Stock Dove, 36 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 1 Brambling, 40 Fieldfare & 2 Raven.

Other local sightings

Coughton Little Owl

Garganey (Pirton Pool)

Pirton Pool, Worcester

Avocet (Upton Warren)
Avocet (Upton Warren)

Glaucous Gull (Frankley)

I've been staying very local recently for my birding and there has been some nice birds about. Too busy for lengthy blog this week I'm afraid. I've recorded 126 species this year to date.


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