Date: 16th March 2026
Time: from 8:15 a.m.
Weather: dry, bright/sunny,
light wind, 6°C to 9°C
After my visit to the northern section of the site on 14th March 2026, this morning I decided to visit the southern section of the site with a particular focus on trying to see and possibly photograph Blackcap and Chiffchaff in the woodland areas.
I was successful in seeing both species, this including my first Blackcap after 2 "heard only" records on 25th February 2026 and 15th March 2026, and I also managed to photograph a singing male Chiffchaff.
The notable bird records during my visit were as follows ….
Blackcap: male and female seen together in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Chiffchaff: 1 singing male seen and another singing male heard, both in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Chaffinch: 1 heard calling in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Stock Dove: male heard calling in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Green Woodpecker: 1 seen in the southern section of the site and another seen along the path from the woodland in the southern section of the site to my home
Great Spotted Woodpecker: male heard “drumming” and another heard calling in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Jackdaw: 1 heard calling but unseen over the woodland in the southern section of the site
Species
recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Here
are some photos from my visit ….
Site totals for 2026 to date (2025 and 2024 totals in brackets):
Total species list for the site
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