April 1st

On a sunny morning we visited a very muddy Chamber's Wall and also Shuart. The morning began well because as we left our house a Red Kite flew over west. At Chamber's Wall we saw 8 Skylarks, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 16 Linnets, 1 Lapwing, 4 Goldfinches, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mallard, 1 Raven being mobbed by the local Carrion Crows and 1 Redwing. At Shuart we recorded 2 Red-legged Partridges, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Mallard, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap and 1 Kestrel.

Female Ring-necked Parakeet