Ticklist Update

Wow..... march just flew right by. seems to have gone really fast, most probably due to the fact that most of it was spent stressing over my university dissertation. finally thats in, and now its april already!!!

Didn't go out too much in march, until the end anyway, been to wollaton twice, brackenhurst twice and clifton twice.... not too bad actually!!!

the year list has reached 84 species, it would have been 85, but i've omitted short eared owl from my list as i can't personally confirm a sighting, as i only heard it and wasn't sure of what it actually was!!!

The new species are

• Raven (seen in bristol)
• Coal Tit (wollaton)
• Pergrine Falcon (Clifton)
• Skylark (clifton, brack)
• Chiffchaff (various)
• Stock Dove (wollaton)

Skylark and chiffchaff are springtime additions, many more of which should be seen soon as they migrate back here over this month. Peregrine, raven and stock dove were lifers for me too!

Highlights, other than the lifers were

• Lapwings in display in clifton
• Singing skylarks
• 1st buzzards at brack and wollaton
• excellent views of yellowhammers
• Huge starling roost at brack
• nuthatches singing loudly

and non bird-wise, plenty of wildflowers, and my first ever experience of boxing mad-march hares!!

good month really, though it all kicks off in april....

now, i'm off to clifton again!