Bird count on March 24th 2016

 Here is the link to the bird count spreadsheet.

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 Notes

- cold and dull with rain threatening at the end of the day

- male hen Harrier over pippingford and possibly again near slope

- nice big flocks of fieldfare and redwings

- woodcock in four places

- no spring arrivals, other than more meadow pipits

- stonechats coming back

- plenty of neighbouring skylarks

- at least 4 buzzards, with raven regularly chasing them away

- 2 linnets were nice. siskins and redpolls on small numbers, though none of the crossbills that we have been having recently

- mike m, Ron, Keith and Martin

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