Trent Port area, Marton 12th March 2017 09.30-11.00 Chiffchaff 1 in song (1st of year) Cetti's warbler 1 in song Curlew 1 Redshank 8 Lapwing 7 Snipe 9 Teal 11 Wigeon 85 Greylag goose 95 Gadwall pair Shelduck 3 Little egret 1 Skylark, linnet, yellowhammer, reed bunting and meadow pipit all in full song now. Fieldfare 50+ Buzzard 2 Siskin 2 (appeared in my garden yesterday and still flying around today, first of the spring).
Also two guys (plonkers!) in a leisure cruiser boat going full throttle down the Trent causing a great big wash and putting all the waterbirds up and spooking livestock in neighbouring fields. They seemed to be filming themselves as well.
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