This is the best time of year to see many of the resident and migrant birds that are present on the course. There are lots of singing linnets and yellowhammers establishing territories and at least two woodlark have been present. The first of the spring migrants have arrived, chiffchaffs have been around for a couple of weeks and I heard my first blackcap on the 8th of April. Little egrets are regularly seen on the river course, particularly by the new pond on the 4th. I expect the first nightingales to start singing this week, most years we hear our first on either the 14th or 15th of April.
Some of the tiny wild flowers are taking advantage of this period before the larger plants and grasses get going.
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Whitlow grass
A tiny plant with flowers under 5mm across
Its latin name Erophila verna means fond of spring (erophila) and spring like (verna) - very springy! |
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| Mossy stonecrop |
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