18th March - Sunny, very warm 18C, mostly light SE

An exceptionally warm March day, alas busy 'lambing', but perfect for the little ones.

Ravens over first thing, doing the local fields circuit -  looking for 'fallen' stock. 

Several Brimstones noted.  

The local Song Thrush is singing really well and frequently now, and it looks like Blue Tits are using a garden nest box.

A per other recent Springs we have a pair of Canada Geese visiting the local ponds, will see if they breed this year.

17th March - Sunny, mod-fresh at times Southerly breeze, 15C

Willey;  Raven heard over c0800h, Red Kite over 1200h.

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

Two Oystercatchers, still c200 Wigeon, six Tufted Ducks, also Shovelers, Gadwall and Teal, four Lapwings (breeders?)'

A Little Egret, two Grey Herons.  c70 Common Gulls on the field flood pools.

Several meadow Pipits and Skylarks present.

A Brimstone and single Roe Deer seen.

16th March - sunny spells am, becoming cloudy and light rain pm, light SW, freshening pm, 10C

Willey;  1315h a Red Kite moved over west, a Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming near the BH wood, later by the back field pond.

15th March - sunny spells, clouding over to light rain/heavy showers pm, mod-fresh/very brisk SW, 10C - but feeling cold

Stanford-on-Avon, morning

No White-fronted Geese found - most likely gone now.

Newton - 5 Arches Walk; afternoon.

Weather conditions were not very good, so most birds were in shelter.

It was quite noticeable the number of 'yellow' Spring wildflowers. should be good foe early Butterflies, etc.

14th March - Touch ground frost, then sunny, occasional short shower p, mod NW, 9C

Willey; 0800h, a flock c100 Starlings and c20 Fieldfare flew over west.

Shawell sandpit/landfill; afternoon.

Five Little Grebes, four Wigeon, two Gadwall, 26 Teal.

A Green Sandpiper and a male Grey Wagtail feeding at water edge.

Two, maybe three Buzzards, and c 15 Ravens, several of these were flying together in the breeze in display.

Stanford -on -Avon - No White-fronted Geese found today.

13th March - sunny spells, fresh breeze-mod, easing by evening, 9C

Willey; 1500h, a Red Kite over the fields to the east.

Stanford-on-Avon, afternoon.

34 White-fronted Geese in the fields, plus a Mistle thrush pair.

Lilbourne Meadows.

A quick look at the field flood pools area.

Wigeon numbers seemed lower, but still Gadwall and Shoveler and a few Teal.

A female Kestrel was on a high  hedge perch.

12th March - strong gust wind, SW, 10C

 Willey; 0900h, a Mistle Thrush singing for quite awhile from pikel paddock tree top in the wind - definitely a ‘storm-cock’.

Stanford-on-Avon, 1615h

24 White-fronted Geese in monuments fields.