Despite the rubbish weather the timing must have been ideal to catch males at their singing peak - a very high number of Blackcap and Chiffchaffs were counted. However, a Sedge Warbler total of five is very low and hopefully more about the weather/arrival time.
Other than that a Curlew was a decent year tick!
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th April
Mute Swan - 29 at Wansford, plus 3 others
Greylag Goose - 16
Canada Goose - 1
Gadwall - 6
Tufted Duck - 13
Red-legged Partridge - 6
Grey Partridge - 2
Little Grebe - 3
Cormorant - 8
Little Egret - 3
Heron - 4
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 11
Kestrel - 6
Oystercatcher - 2 pairs
Lapwing - 18
Snipe - 1
Curlew - 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Cuckoo - 1 calling briefly AM Saturday
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2
Sand Martin - 55+
House Martin - 15+
Swallow - 60+
Yellow Wagtail - 4
Mistle Thrush - 7
Sedge Warbler - 5
Reed Warbler - 2
Blackcap - 34
Garden Warbler - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 9
Whitethroat - 17
Chiffchaff - 32
Willow Warbler - 8
Jay - 1
Linnet - 75 (flocks of 35+20+20)
Bullfinch - 1
Butterflies were at a premium with the weather conditions - just one each of Orange Tip, Speckled Wood and a 'white'.
A dead newt (photo below) was a surprise, picked up on the roadside. Presumably it had wandered from a nearby garden pond.
Baby Blackbird at Harpham.
Bunny munching spring crop.
Buzzard looking for food.
Three Little Egrets are hanging on from winter. In the last few years as they've become regular they tend to have left by late March so this is unusual. That said, one summered last year so it's possible these lot will try it.
Common Newt found dead on the roadside.
A leap of 14 in the yearlist.
078 Cuckoo
079 Blackcap
080 Chiffchaff
081 Whitethroat
082 Lesser Whitethroat
083 Willow Warbler
084 Swallow
085 House Martin
086 Sand Martin
087 Garden Warbler
088 Sedge Warbler
089 Yellow Wagtail
090 Reed Warbler
091 Curlew
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