Some records
mainly from the garden list, outskirts of Aberaeron. Staying mainly at home since Monday as per pleas from the NHS.
Sunday
22 March The leucistic Herring Gull reported a week or so ago was in Aberaeron
harbour.
Llyswen
Monday
23 Pair of prospecting Long-tailed Tits.
Tuesday
24 Singing Blackcap – first this year.
Wednesday
25 Dipper near bridge under which they nested last year. Pair of Grey Wagtails
feeding in the muddy leat (also Thursday 26 and Friday 27).
Friday
27 Male Blackbird collecting worms – a beak-full. A heavy frost overnight with a
thin ice on shallow puddles in leat, so good some of his young must have
survived the night. Only one singing Chiffchaff – two heard competing against
each other since 19 March.
Ian
Harrison