Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Visit to St. Nicholas Church and surrounding areas - 31st March 2020

Date: 31st March 2020

Time: from 8:15 a.m.

Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 5°C to 8°C

On this visit, I heard, but was unable to see, a singing male Blackcap in the same area as my first for the year on 26th March 2020. I also saw 2 singing male Chiffchaffs and heard another distantly.

In addition, I saw a Green Woodpecker and heard a further individual calling plus I heard a Great Spotted Woodpecker calling.

A female Sparrowhawk flying over the church and graveyard was a further highlight.

Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):

Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Robin
Wren
Blackbird
Song Thrush
House Sparrow
Sparrowhawk
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon

Site totals to date:

Birds = 41
Mammals =4
Butterflies = 15
Dragonflies and damselflies = 3
Reptiles = 1
Amphibians = 0



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