A quiet April.
This seems to be the worst April that I can recall with migration being very slow or non existent.
There has been some good moments unfortunately I have been away when they happened. The best birds were 3 Green Sandpipers flushed from the pile of soil by Dave's reed bed, a stunning male Common Redstart one evening early in the month when I was to ill to care. Wheatears have been seen on 3 dates, with only 1 Yellow Wagtail record, when other parts of the country have had good numbers. Unfortunately that is birding you never know what each year will bring.
Below is a pictorial of my best bits
This seems to be the worst April that I can recall with migration being very slow or non existent.
There has been some good moments unfortunately I have been away when they happened. The best birds were 3 Green Sandpipers flushed from the pile of soil by Dave's reed bed, a stunning male Common Redstart one evening early in the month when I was to ill to care. Wheatears have been seen on 3 dates, with only 1 Yellow Wagtail record, when other parts of the country have had good numbers. Unfortunately that is birding you never know what each year will bring.
Below is a pictorial of my best bits
The pair of Cetti's Warblers were seen carrying nesting material
Chiffcahff numbers are very low at the moment with only 3 males singing
Willow Warbler passage dried up in early April
A male Sedge Warbler male is holding territory in area 2
We had one of our best Sand Martin movements mid month with birds heading north west from mid morning and on through the afternoon.
Female Wheatear looking fed up with the British weather
Stock Dove's will nest in any cavity given the chance.
This is the first recently fledged Stock Dove to visit my garden this year.
Rarely seen anywhere else in the park I am lucky to have a small colony ZSL House Sparrow visit my garden.
I have never seen a Heron land on such a small post before, this bird is gradually improving his landings.
We have 4 pairs of Great crested Grebes present on the lake, the latest pair arrived today 29/4, 2 pairs have brought off chicks but are struggling to protect them.
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