Back to square one
21st March 16 morning mid section
cloudy, 6-8°c, 1024 mb, WNW 7-10 mph
No sign of yesterday's chiffchaff or any other migrants in cold cloudy unfavourable conditions with a north-westerly air-flow ( so no surprise there then). I heard a knocking from the trees between the canal and Smestow behind the prefabs on Henwood Rd ( which I've just christened Prefab Border) ( original err ). It could be a woodpecker or a nuthatch searching for insects, but it could also be someone in the prefabs doing some odd jobs. After a short wait, a female great spotted woodpecker revealed itself. A treecreeper was also in this small area.
| Little Grebe | 1 pale | S&W Canal |
| Mallard | 1♂ | Wetlands |
| Buzzard | 1 >> low W over | Barleyfield |
| Moorhen | 1 | Wetlands |
| Lesser Black Backed Gull | odds over | mid section |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1♀ | Prefab Border |
| Pied Wagtail | 1♂ | Wetland Field |
| Wren | 11 singing | mid section |
| Dunnock | 1 singing | The Paddock |
| Robin | 10 singing | mid section |
| Song Thrush | 1 singing | Lower Alders |
| Long Tailed Tit | 3 pair + nest | mid section |
| Great Tit | 5 singing | mid section |
| Treecreeper | 1 | Prefab Border |
| House Sparrow | calls | Meadow View |
| Goldfinch | 1 singing | Hanging Grds X |
| Bullfinch | 2 pair + calls | mid section |
