Wednesday 22nd March (30 species - 110 for year)
My first visit this year to one of my favourite bird watching spots - Old Lodge Nature Reserve on Ashdown Forest. No matter what time of the year you visit, there's usually something good to see.
Thank goodness the wind had dropped today, but it was still rather chilly,
The top path was fairly quiet until two birds popped up on top of a small tree - woodlarks. As I headed down the hill past the paddocks, a nuthatch called loudly from the top of a nearby tree and a jay was by the pond. in the valley, a couple of overflying fieldfare reminded me that winter wasn't quite over yet.
Scanning the nearby fields revealed at least four soaring buzzards and one of the local ravens passed cronking overhead.
The back path was quiet save for some calling treecreepers and another buzzard to two. Lots of coal tits were calling from the pines on the long straight. Great spotted woodpeckers were drumming and calling, as were green wooodpeckers.
I then took a side path and came across a lovely mixed feeding flock - several goldcrests, blue tits, goldfinches, reed buntings, chaffinches, robins and wrens. A good way to finish.
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