Monday, 18 March 2013

Monday 18th March 2013.
Clear, cold, heavy frost, light Easterlies.
Skywatch: North end of Barleyfield 06:00-07:00

Canada Goose: 6 SW
Goosander: female low South over Meccano Bridge at 07:00
Black-headed Gull - 17 SW
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 South
Woodpigeon - 40+ in ones and twos heading East
Meadow Pipit - 4 North

Other sightings:
Sparrowhawk - female low West over Barleyfield.
Grey Wagtail - one Sw ex Compton Park Wetlands.
Nuthatch - one calling from Compton Road.
Siskin - 2 over Eddys Alders early on possibly the same two heading out North from there later
Goldfinch - 9 over Eddys Alders.

On this day 2012 - mid-section:
day time temperatures were starting to rise from 11C to 16C by 19th March.

A Tawny Owl was calling from the junction of Compton Road and Richmond Road - sadly the Compton Park Housing Development has put an end to such encounters here.

2 Chiffchaff were singing and 3+ Blackcaps were also around. This year the cold weather has held up migration, with very few migrants in the Country still.

7 Redpoll flew over Meccano Bridge. Numbers exceeded 30 last Spring. This year none have been recorded during late Winter.

25 Siskin were at Eddys Alders.

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