Easter Monday

Hello

With a big change in the weather beginning yesterday afternoon, a cold and strong wind developed with some rain overnight. As today went on the wind gradually dropped and the sun came out once more but it still remained a much cooler day than of recent.

I took the opportunity to catch up on plenty of admin work, mostly documenting and inputting Common Bird Census and Wetland Bird Survey data, so I didn't see very much today - it's much more enjoyable carrying out the surveys than adding up the figures, creating the tables and inputting!

A couple of Ravens have been overflying the village today, the birds cramming their beaks and throat pouches with food en-route to active nests nearby. A wander around the fields towards Scaldwell provided a Yellow Wagtail and the southern hedges/treeline of Lamport Hall held lots of small birds in the lee of the northerly wind which included Chiffchaffs and Goldcrests.

A few Fieldfares were about the village and a couple of pairs of Long-tailed Tits were busy finishing off their complex moss and feather domed nests.

Regards

Neil M

Lamport Hall. The magnificent
Sweet Chestnut on the right is some
way behind the leaf burst of the Oak
on the left.

Long-tailed Tit courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Raven courtesy of
Jacob Spinks.