chiffy

Well Angus there was actually a Chiffchaff within sight of barleyfield at 11am today.  It flew low over the canal and very much hugged the ground and sayed silent.  Well would you sing from the top of a tree in this weather.
Otherwise very little to report.
11 Greenfinches at Newbridge wharf was my best count in the valley for a while on 19th Mar.
c40 Redwings were flying around over rececourse on 22nd.
The little group of Siskin around the Smestow at back of double pennant have remained all month.
Otherwise only a Skylark over the Water Bridge on the 17th.

I had been avidly watching Toads being very active in my garden pond (Newbridge) at the beginning of the month counting up to 29 individuals engaging in mating and producing toad spawn.  The book said hatch in a week! Dont think so I now have masses of frozen spawn wonder whether it is in suspended animation which would seem plausible given they are amphibians.