Best bird was this Kingfisher, seen along the river behind Oakgrove. Presumably a nest somewhere. Really good to see though. I was hoping for one at some point this year, but I could easily have missed out.
Also 2 Mipits singing, the usual pair of Reed Buntings, a singing Chiffchaff, 3 Great Black-backs over, and a pair of Bullfinch.
Less pleasing was at the far end of the plain, where some fat couple were "walking" their 2 German Shepherds, which understandably took great pleasure at being off the leash, bounding all through the grass. That'll do for a few Skylark nests I imagine.
CMK soon cheered me up though. One of my favourite pleasures of spring is the first pristine male Wheatear, and there were 2 at CMK today, plus one female. All three were typically active as they fed continually. There should be many more over the next 8 weeks. CMK actually looks better now than it did in it's heyday of 5-6 years ago. If the development stays away, we should be in for a fine spring here - bring on the Black Redstarts!
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