Patch week Ten

5^th Mar  On an otherwise quiet day I at last found a treecreeper on the patch, and two minutes later found another                                                                                                      Patch list 71

6^th Mar  Lots of drumming at Radwell but I could not locate where any of them were, and I spent half an hour looking! The only other interesting sightings were a pied wagtail at the Blue lagoon and a brown hare.

7^th Mar  After a tip from Tim, we nipped down to Radwell to see a cracking male PINTAIL which stayed for three days.  Also noted were a pair of buzzards and whilst watching these Les pointed out what may have been a peregrine but we could not be sure.                       Patch list 72

8^th Mar  A quick trip to the patch revealed nothing of interest.

9^th Mar   Four immaculate male shovellers, ten snipe and three green sandpipers on the patch

10^th Mar   Reed buntings and yellowhammers singing at the lagoon

11^th Mar  A good 2 ½ hours on the patch this morning and in one large stubble field I found  thirty fieldfares, a few redwings, two mistle thrushes, two meadow pipits, six blackbirds, at least ten yellowhammers