A free afternoon. Did a circuit of Barton first off, in the sun. A bit disappointing. So continued north to Fen Drayton. It rained (again) but birding was pretty good, though, apart from a pair of Egyption Geese, all the sightings were in the first 30 minutes or so. These included an early Sand Martin, a pair of Smew, a pair of Goosander, and a wing-tagged Red-Kite.
I also found these Butterfly or Moth eggs. I’ll have to work out what they are…
08 March 2015 11:57 - 13:13
Patchy cloud 14C 18SW
Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Buzzard, Kestrel, Golden Plover, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Collared Dove, Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Wren, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Robin, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Yellowhammer, Brown Hare, Small Tortoiseshell
Fen Drayton
08 March 2015 13:34 - 17:30
Overcast with occasional heavy rain 14C 18SW
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Greater Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Smew, Goosander, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Robin, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Linnet, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit
