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Greylag Goose, pair with 6 gosling, first breeding record for me,
Canada several sitting birds,
Goosander, pair on AMR,
Kestrel, male on telegraph pole,
Pheasant, 3 calling,
Moorhen, pair plus 3 singles,
Curlew, 3 pairs,
Lapwing, 3 birds, numbers seem down on earlier in the year,
Stock Dove, 8 in groups to 3,
Skylark, c6, some in song but quite cold so no encouragement to sing,
Swallow, c8,
Sand Martin, 6,
Meadow Pipit, c12,
Pied Wagtail, 2,
Wheatear, male on dry stone wall,
Song Thrush, 2 in song,
Mistle Thrush, 1 in song,
Willow Warbler, c12, most in song,
Chiffchaff, 1 in song,
Coal Tit, 2 in song,
Goldcrest, 1 in song near Sales's Farm,
L.T.Tit, group of 4,
Rook, c40 at Turn on the drive up,
House Sparrow, c6 at Sales's Farm,
Goldfinch, c12, many in song,
Greenfinch, 3, one in song,
Chaffinch, c15, many in song,
Linnet, pair at Buckhurst Farm,
Reed Bunting, 4.
Regards,
David.