March 30th

I finally found a Pied Wagtail for the year list up at Home Farm today. (58)

March 27. Blackcap

male Blackcap 

The first singing Blackcap was in the School House garden today. (57)

First Butterflies

Today’s warmth brought out the first butterflies of the year. With several Brimstones around the village. (1)
 Also a Nuthatch finally showed itself at the Rectory (56)

First Chiffchaffs March 23

Saw my first Chiffchaffs of the year this morning.
Also Treecreeper and a couple of Red-legged Partridges were new birds (55)

Chiffchaff

March 14th

A Woodcock surprisingly flew over the village at 5:30 tonight (52)

March (of the ) Toads

It’s that time of year again when all the local Toads awake from hibernation  and start making their way up to the village ponds.I rescued over thirty from the road tonight.

Amphibians/Reptiles (1)

March 10th

A Little Owl was roosting in the bonfire at The Rectory today (51st species for the village this year.)

March 7th

A flyover Greylag Goose and a smart female Stonechat brought the bird list up to 50 today.

Female Stonechat