20th March 2012 ... Weekly Volunteers

Present :

John, Jonathan, Pat, Alan, David, Neil, Mike, Keith and Martin

Activities :

- clearing ponds on stream
- taking down 3 broken branches, noted last week
- checking and making good  the second half of the nest boxes
- took down makeshift rope swing from hgh beeches
- checked and mended fence from 5 bar gate to car park

Observations :

- 2 Ravens
- 2 buzzards, including them being chased away by one raven
- meadow pipit, 4+ woodlarks
- redpolls, siskins, crossbills
- goldcrest, chiffchaff, tree creeper, nuthatch
- pied wagtail, marsh tit, long tailed tit
- male sparrow hawk, kestrel

Martin