pi Day

Midday. Nothing unusual. Lots of bird song, including Chiff and Snog Thrush. Fluttering display flight from Blue Tits. Red-eared Slider on Fingers in front of Kramer; also snoozing Muntjac (not the one I saw on Weds, that was a buck), Pheasant & Dabchick. Two dozen BH Gulls on east Fingers with some turn-over; more adults than 1W birds. 7 Goldfinches chasing around by the dead seat before sitting in the tops of the Willows and "whistling". 30 Wood Pigs on K/M. Weather wise - the best day of the week?... and last day for angling!!
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Ides of March

Set up at the feeding station this morning. Three old favourites - juv Blue Tit from June 02, f.g. Dunnock from June 03 & post breeding Great Tit from Oct 03. Also ringed a NEW female Great Spot., and another 2CY female Bullfinch.

Yesterday, I spooked a Water Rail from between the steps and the 'dead seat'. On Wednesday, I caught a resplendent adult male Kingfisher. A Reed Bunt was singing in the crescent.



On all 3 days, the Sparrowhawks have been showing off their acrobatic skills, together with their full vocabulary.

Sunday 9th March

A brief entry today as I decided it was time I got back on the bike. Stopped off at Kramer hide on my way through the park. The only thing of note were the Little Grebe, one of which was on the "nest?" where the pair were seen mating yesterday. As well as the pair there was the winter plumage individual. The pair seem quite tolerant of it. There was an adult Heron in the usual tree and a couple of Canada Geese. Several Moorhen engaged in a noisy dispute. The Green Woodpecker was at the nest box again!

We seem to be back to normality as far as Mute Swans are concerned with just the Fingers pair and a pair on the main lake.

That's it, told you it was brief.