Thursday 25 April 2013

Due to overnight rain I avoided the potentially muddy areas and ran the 9km route through Bottisham to Lode Mill and back along the old railway line.

A Collared Dove was seen sitting on a nest on the side of a house in Lode at the same spot as last year.  Several firsts for the year today:
- Several Whitethroats heard (1 seen);
- Blackcap heard, where the track from Lodestar joins the old railway line;
- A male Bullfinch seen along the old railway line;
- 2 House Martins in Vicarage Meadow.

I also saw or heard, a Kestrel, 2 Swallows, several Yellowhammers, Chaffinches, Long-Tailed Tit, Geat Tits, Robins, Dunnocks, Blackbirds, House Sparrows, Chiffchaffs and Skylarks.

Monday 30 April 2012

Due to continued heavy rain in recent days I ran the mainly road route to Bottisham and Lode and back along the old railway track.  A fairly slow 47'33".

A couple of House Martins seen in Vicarage Meadow and some more in Lode. 

A Collared Dove was seen nesting where a telegraph cable met the wall of a cottage in Lode.  I have seen the old nest there before, but this is the first time I've seen the bird on the nest.