A walk along the disused railway to Deep Hayes Country Park produced the bird list below.
Notably there are no Fieldfares or Redwings on the list, also no Black-headed Gulls flying over, though I have seen some feeding in local fields this week. These species are probably returning to their breeding grounds. Once again I saw 4 Lapwings displaying in fields near Endon Sewage Works. Last year two pairs raised chicks in these fields - looks like they may nest there this year again. Another first for this spring was to hear Reed Buntings singing in their usual sites in swampy vegetation near Hazelhurst Junction. Today I saw two pairs (see photo below).
| 05/03/14 | COMMENTS (numbers approx.) | |
| between Endon and DHCP | Deep Hayes Country Park | |
| Blackbird | 7 all males seen | |
| Blue Tit | 8 | 6 |
| Bullfinch | 3 pairs making contact calls | |
| Buzzard | 1 | heard |
| Canada Goose | 1 pair | |
| Carrion Crow | 8 | |
| Chaffinch | 6 males singing | 4 males singing |
| Coal Tit | 1 singing | 3 singing |
| Coot | 1 on farm pool near DHCP | 1 |
| Dunnock | 2 | 2 |
| Goldfinch | 4 | |
| Goosander | 5 females and 1 male | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 1 drumming | 2 drumming |
| Great Tit | 5 | 10 |
| Green Woodpecker | 1 | |
| Greenfinch | 2 singing | |
| Grey Squirrel | 1 | |
| House Sparrow | in hedge by garden by level crossing | |
| Jackdaw | feeding in fields | |
| Jay | 1 | 1 |
| Lapwing | 4 displaying in pasture near sewage works | |
| Long Tailed Tit | 3 | |
| Magpie | 3 | |
| Mallard | 5 pairs | 8 |
| Mole | molehills seen | |
| Moorhen | 3 | 3 |
| Nuthatch | 2 | 2 |
| Pheasant | 2 | |
| Reed Bunting | 2 pairs in swampy ground near Hazlehurst Junct. | |
| Robin | 7singing | |
| Rook | 1 | |
| Snipe | 1 calling then flew over to land in rushy pasture near H. Junct | |
| Song Thrush | 4 heard | |
| Teal | 2 pairs | |
| Tufted Duck | 4 male 3 female | |
| Wood Pigeon | 30 | 2 |
| Wren | 12 singing | 5 singing |
Sunrise over Endon this morning.
Reed Bunting habitat (small reed bed and willow scrub) along disused railway line at Hazelhurst Junction near Denford.
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