Sunday, 1 March 2009

28th February '09 Beeston Rugby fields-Trent

Cold, some sun, slight wind.

Beeston Rugby fields-Trent

I popped down for an hour to check on the Stonechats. I decided to cover the first field after the rugby club to make sure they hadn't moved. What a stroke of luck when within minutes of entering the scrub, there perched on high, a female Stonechat. Thats the first sighting since the snowfalls in January! After sweeping both fields I found no trace of the male. Normally they are very close to each other and I've rarely seen them more than a few yards apart. Lets hope there's a male about and we can see a breeding pair there.

Stonechat, Buzzard, Common Gull.



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