First new bird for the month (of a total of only 4) was Yellowhammer on the 1st in the hedgerows around the horse paddocks. This has since been a regular spot for them and there are singing males at Clifton Lakes as well.
The 7th produced the months largest count of Wigeon, 294, a significant drop over the last couple of weeks.
On the 9th a pair of Shelduck were back on the puddle, with 1 gadwall, 235 wigeon, 4 Golden Plover and the years first Little-ringed Plover, the 3rd to be reported in the country so far!
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| Screen grab from a video of the early LRP |
A pair of Oystercatcher flew in late evening of the 12th, and were back on the 19th, again, a new bird for the year.
A Yellow-legged Gull was in a much reduced gull flock on the 14th, and I finally located a Treecreeper along the Great Central Way.
I flew out to Israel on the 21st, and my visits in the week prior produced nothing new, despite Sand Martins and Wheatears flooding the UK that week! Hopefully April will be more productive!
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