1 Mar 23

Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Higher Horse Paddock and Lower Horse Paddock

It was another late afternoon walk around the block and sadly not much to report, on yet another bitterly cold day.

There is still no sign of the pair of Stonechats on the butterfly reserve, but it does appear that both Blackbirds and Song Thrushes are nesting on the reserve. Hopefully the ponies on there will be moved back to the Higher Horse paddock now. We shall see!!!

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
1 Greenfinch

A Dunnock singing in the butterfly reserve.

Plants:
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)

Despite the cool conditions this Wild Cherry keeps producing more flowers

Ted:

No Foxes here today Ted.

Ships Today:

On the left is the Oil/Chemical Tanker "Idi" flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. It is on its way from Abidjan Anch (Ivory Coast) to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here. And the left is the Dutch General Cargo Ship "Statengracht" on its way from Southampton to Harbour Point (Florida). More on this vessel Here.