At breakfast time about 50 Fieldfare flew over northward.
A quick look at Cotesbach pools field this morning produced 21 Pied Wagtails, 15 Meadow Pipits, a couple of StRling, Skylark, 2 Lapwing pairs which seem to have set up territory here now, 6 Linnet were feeding, Goldfinch singing and other usual common species.
With lambing now quieting down I was able to take a look at Stanford reservoir after lunch for a while. Still plenty of Wigeon, Gadwall and Tufted Duck. No Pochard was seen and only 1 Goosander. However, the Long- tailed Duck was still there, now showing characters of being a male. Several Goldeneye were still present.
A couple of Redshank were feeding near the inlet with 17 Little Egret nearby, only 1 Grey Heron seen.
Several Linnet were around, including singing birds, Skylark were singing too on the adjacent fields. A couple of Chiffchaff were singing, while a pair of Bullfinch were calling from the thicket.
A Muntjac was out in the open, and on spotting me ran back over the field instead of diving for cover as usual. Several Small Tortoiseshell butterflying were on the wing.
One the lane nearby what appeared to have been a Polecat had become a road casualty. These seem to have increased in numbers in recent years, often only spotted as road casualties.
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