2nd May 2017 ... weekly volunteers

Present :

John, Keith, Alan, Pat, Stuart, Jonathan, David a, David p, Bob, Bernard, Terry, Ian, Mike m, Mike p and Martin

Activities:

- final little patch of ditch
- some motion sensing photography of nearest nest box.  no luck, just passing workers
- second half of nest boxes
- ragwork around shed and cottages
- bracken pulling , first in sweep along road to m1. Very little.
- pulling pines near pillow mound
- tree cutting and clearing down stream from paddy fields

Observations:

- nice weather, light wind and sun
- gorse mite over.  Did not get big
- nice redstart at back
- martin out of action
- blackcap, goldcrest, wren, 2 territorial Jays, chiffchaff, blackbird
- male and female cuckoo



Martin