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.

20th Mar - Light cloud, 11C, light WNW

Willey; a Jay this morning was seen flying from the fields in to the Long Spinney.

Cotesbach Landfill/sandpit;  A good number of Gulls were here today to search through.  Red Kites and Buzzards were present, and a Kestrel was hunting over the rough area.  Several Ravens were on the spoil heap in the distance.

On the water  were Canada Geese,  Mallard pair, Teal, Shoveler, five Wigeon, a Shelduck and Tufted Ducks. 

19th Mar - cloudy, dull, drizzle at times, light NE, 8C

Stanford reservoir; a walk here after lunch, but the conditions were not very favourable for finding things, although several Bumble Bees didn't seem to mind.

The usual Ducks on the water, including several Goldeneye and pair of Teal and Goosander respectively.  On the dam a Grey Wagtail pair were very active together, a single Pied feeding too.

A few Redwing and Fieldfares were around, a Bullfinch pair and at least five Tree Sparrows at the feeders.

18th Mar - mostly cloudy, mod NW, 11C

Cotesbach; a walk along Sandy lane produced several Linnets in the tree tops, and Treecreeper busy searching for food plus other common  species.  Greenfinch and Chaffinch were singing.

17th Mar. - cloudy am, sunny pm, light NW, 11C

 Willey; first thing c50 Redwings flew from Ash trees near barns, heading SW.

About 10 Stock Doves around the barn complex, hopefully nesting again this year.

16th Mar - mostly cloudy, mod NW, 12C, but feeling cool

Cotesbach landfill/sandpit;  a short look here late in the day.  Nothing new, plenty of Gulls, plus all the other regulars.

15th Mar - broken cloud, a few sunny spells, short showers, mod NW, 11C

Willey; a look at the feed station mid-afternoon.  Present included -four Chaffinch, House Sparrows, a couple of Greenfinch and Collared Doves, Blue and Great Tits, a male Yellowhammer dropped in, a hen Pheasant pecked around the feeders.

A Goldcrest was singing in the church yews, Rooks were going back and forth between the Rookery and fields.