21st Mar - sunny spells am, broken cloud pm, 11C, light W

WIlley; this morning a Chiffchaff was singing in the Long Spinney by the Perkins fields.

Stanford reservoir; a walk around here after lunch.  Wigeon numbers have dropped this week, only c20 present, 6 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye, 11 Gadwall and three Teal on the inlet field pool. A Little Egret flew east along the water.  A Snipe rose from the waters edge.

A single Chiffchaff was singing, a couple of Long-tailed Tits moved along the hedge, a Goldcrest was singing behind the dam and another was along the boundary hedge. 

Cotesbach landfill/sandpit; about 1600h and single Dunlin was feeding in the sandpit area.