With the first Swallows yesterday and the sun shinning and a singing Chiffchaff outside the house , I was off early full of hope. In the event it was really a quiet walk  . A Raven was over calling and up to 6 singing Skylark were about.
Buzzards numbered 3 and 2 Red Legged Partridge were in the field edges. Chiffchaff numbered just 3 and 7 Linnet passed over . There was also 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker drumming and 4 Stock Dove were displaying.
On the sheep fields there was 20 plus Common Gull  with 25 plus Lesser Black Backed Gulls .
In the village around midday a newly arrived Willow Warbler announced its arrival with it"s song. Spring has now arrived
THe patch list is now 67