4th-15th March
It's been a very mixed bag weather wise, that's to be expected this time of year I suppose. We've done well year list wise over the past eleven or so days and even had our first rarity of 2024!
With the group of Stonechats remaining in varying degrees over the course of the ten days it was no surprise to see twelve still knocking about on 4th, the big surprise was a Goldcrest found feeding outside the bar window, possibly wishing it was in the bar! A few days of blustry weather followed and the appetite to go outside was diminished a bit, however the 7th provided a flock of 'Russian' White-fronted Geese near Rue and a very smart Stock Dove in the stubble field at Nether Linnay. Another period of foul weather followed but a Chaffinch on 9th brightened things up a little, while a flock of five Mistle Thrush and six Woodpigeons continued to feed in the fields around Holland. The bird of the year so far was found on 14th when a Long-billed Dowitcher was discovered in a freshly arrived group of 60 plus Black-tailed Godwits, it was present the following day to round off a good early period in the year.
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