Summary : March 2015
New Species added to 2015 Year List in March = 7
Running Total for the 2015 UK So Far = 101
New UK Life List Birds In March = 0
Our Garden
March saw the garden alive with birds. A pair of Dunnocks and at least one pair of Robins are seen frequently. With the foliage in the garden still a bit sparse, a Wren has been showing well. Blackbirds are busy and the Blue, Great and Coal Tits have been plentiful. Well, one Blue Tit was seen by a neighbour in the talons of a Sparrowhawk so we have lost one at least. On the fifth we had two Mistle Thrushes on the bird table and on the lawn. These two birds visited daily for the rest of the month. Another neighbour saw a pair of Bullfinches in the rose bush at the bottom of the garden. On the 22nd we discovered a large number of grey feathers under the Fuscia bush – the Sparrowhawk by the look of it.
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