Date: 3rd April 2023
Time: from 7:30 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 2°C to 8°C
I accessed the site as usual via the track from Larkins Tyres. From the wooded clearing at the end of the track, I took the short walk through the trees to the fence, my regular watchpoint overlooking the field, scrub, hedges and trees in the north of the site. I spent some time here and walking around the northern section of the site.
This was the third consecutive visit where I have recorded Common Buzzard in the northern section of the site, this time a single bird perched in a tree.
I also saw a male and female Mallard flying off and away from the pond where I had previously seen a pair on 15th March 2023.
In this same area, I additionally saw a group of 3 fly-over calling Greenfinches and heard at least 2 other calling birds. This used to be a species that I only recorded rarely each year and it is really encouraging to now hear and sometimes see them on a regular basis in the northern section of the site where there is definitely suitable nesting habitat.
Following my visit yesterday, Chiffchaffs were again very evident across the site and I saw 2 singing males and a presumed calling female and heard at least 4 other singing males.
After my first record of a singing but unseen male Blackcap of the year, again during my visit yesterday, this morning I saw 2 singing males, the first in the western section of the cemetery and the second along the path leading away from the wooded area at the end of the access track from Larkins Tyres. I was able to photograph both these birds.
Finally, I heard 2 calling Green Woodpeckers, the first in the northern section of the site and the second in the wooded area at the end of the access track from Larkins Tyres plus 2 calling Great Spotted Woodpeckers, the first in the south west corner of the site (this bird was also “drumming”) and the second from my watchpoint overlooking the field, scrub, hedges and trees in the north of the site.
After the complete absence of any mammal sightings during my last visit yesterday, this morning I saw a single Red Fox at the far side of the field from my watchpoint and 2 Grey Squirrels around the large oak tree in the same area.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Blackcap
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