Blackcap

Tom found a male Blackcap in the garden feeding on fat. The second migrant for me so far this year, and both in the garden!

Grey Partridges

Two Grey Partridges flushed from fields between the house and railway station this afternoon.

Wicken Fen

In the area, so popped in to Wicken Fen for a couple of hours on a sunny spring afternoon. Three Little Egrets were seen and as three Cetti’s Warblers were also noted, with one seen well.

An early Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla moth was in the children’s bedroom in the evening.

Chiffchaff and Red Kites

The spring’s first migrant was a singing Chiffchaff, heard in the garden today, though not seen. Brimstones were out in good numbers with several seen at various locations.

Late afternoon I went with the kids on a Fowlmere Bullfinches trip to see Red Kites coming to roost in Northamptonshire (on the road between Brigstock and Benefield.) About fifty birds were seen before we tried and failed to see Owls (though a Barn Owl was seen by some.)

Fowlmere

A day of bright sunshine and heavy hail showers. A Woodcock at dusk was the only bird of note.

Fowlmere

A Barn Owl showed very closely at Fowlmere in the evening.

Pheasant

Pheasant! A long- awaited garden tick. Bird number 49.