March 23rd,cloudy,with some rain during the late afternoon,windy NW.

Of note today were 8 singing Chiffs and the first spring Blackcap,which was singing in the Hawthorns on the western edge of the sunken marsh.Twenty Redwing were about the west scrub and a Kingfisher was seen in the scrape area.On Alders lake,Sand Martin had increased to 20 birds.There was no sign of the Wigeon Steve had found on Abbey Mead.