First Swallow of the year for me, Whizzed over the house this morning heading due North! Also a small trickle of Passerines migrating north. Look like they are following a line just West of the village, so too far to identify or hear calls fro mthe house, but at least a sign that birds are moving now the stiff north wind has eased. High hopes for the weekend!
Swallow brings the garden list to 39, and just one short of equalling in 3 months what it took 3 years to see in my previous Milton Keynes garden! Time is running out for this particular milestone.. I need one more species to get to 40 before the 13th April. Willow Warbler is the obvious candidate for number 40, and I'm also keeping a lookout skywards for a Hobby, Wader, or something else big and easily identifiable passing overhead! Also the stream behind the back garden has turned up nothing yet apart from garden birds having a drink, so a Grey Wagtail, or Mallard is a more distant long shot.
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