Local Patch – 27 March 11. Pictures include Bullrush in the morning light, Egyptian goose, wren, goldcrest, roe deer

Things have really “hotted-up” this week with birds turning up on the pond in quite good numbers. Three shovelers arrived for about 3 days, I have never recorded these on my list before and bring the number of birds for the area to 90. Three or four green sandpipers arrived together and the morning the little-ringed plovers came back we also had a “fall” of chiff chaffs to add to the few that had previously arrived. The small herd of Roe Deer can be seen in various places and I came across them one morning wandering along the bank of the canal. They were not too worried by the fact that I was there, maybe feeling safe with the fact that the canal lay between us. I love this early springtime with the morning light that gives some good atmospheric pictures and if I’m patient, the wildlife has thoughts on other things so not too bothered by my presence. Cuckoo Flowers (Lady’s Smock) is out along the wet ditch and is in good numbers and I have seen a few bumble bees about.