Patch, week 12

March 19^th  No visit

March 20^th  Highlight of the day was an albino Fieldfare seen from the Greenway amongst a large mixed flock of winter thrushes.

March 21^st  A quick visit today revealed three Wheatear and a singing Chiffchaff from the Greenway                                        Patch list 73

March 22^nd  A remarkable hour this morning spent viewing the following from the Greenway at the bottom of Blackhorse road :- 200 Fieldfares, 50 redwings, 10 pied wagtails, 6 corn buntings,  6 yellowhammers, 5 stock doves, skylarks, mistle thrushes, blackbirds, robin, meadow pipits and greenfinches, I have never seen such a profusion of birds in one field.               Patch list 74

March 23^rd  Another trip down to the field at the bottom of Blackhorse lane. Today there were hardly any winter thrushes, perhaps two dozen, but there was again a lot of other species the highlights being 4 wheatears and a stunning male Bullfinch. I also added Feral pigeon to the year list which I had also seen previously but omitted for no reason.    Patch list 75

March 24^th  Blackhorse lane again was my first stop in the hope of turning up a ring ouzel but it was virtually barren except for a wheatear. Nothing else of note on the rest of the patch but I finally got Common buzzard as a garden tick when a call alerted me to one overhead.

March 25^th No visit