The rest of March...

March has been typical with very little bird wise. On the 22nd I spent the morning at a local sight looking for Adders, the perfect conditions meant I was lucky enough to see 4.

(Adder - Harry Murphy)

(Adder - Harry Murphy)

(Adder - Harry Murphy)

(Adder - Harry Murphy)

(Adder - Harry Murphy)

Early migrants started to flow through at the end of the month such as Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Little Ringed Plover and Sand Martin but the best bird was a drake Baikal Teal at Fen Drayton RSPB in Cambridgeshire.

It was present with good carrier species such as Wigeon and Teal but I doubt it will get accepted as a wild bird. Hopefully it will make a move in the next couple of days. The bird is also fully winged and unringed and with 2 accepted birds in 2013 I might be lucky. Only time will tell...

 

(Baikal Teal - Harry Murphy)