The twenty first of March saw a Little Egret(74) fly down the lake, a surprisingly uncommon bird on the patch. A Mallard with 12 ducklings was on the lake,

Sadly they didn't last long as a Mink wiped them out.
There were still a few Brambling about towards the end of the month but Fieldfare and Redwing numbers had dropped off .
There were 4 Chiffchaffs around the patch on the 30th and a very early Willow Warbler (75) that sadly didn't stcick around.
The lake held a redhead Goosander(76) this evening plus a Mandarin and a Teal.

Todays Goosander-always distant!

The first Goosander since 2014.

A Reed Buntng has been singing down at the lake,

With a second Bluthroat being found in Dengemarsh gully I went down to try for a few shots.

Bluethroat at Dengemarsh-What a beauty!!!

Very confiding