Jimmy I was out to yesterday - like spring! I too had a couple of pairs of Lapwings displaying and a Great Spotted drumming, but no Skylarks. Also Buzzard display and GC Grebes in similar mood. Jay, Nuthatch., Dipper, Tree Sparrow and Kingfisher - all Arley Woods/Worhtington Lakes.
Jimmy Meadows said
Sun Feb 18 9:39 PM, 2007
4 little grebe on whitley res ,kingfisher on mesnes park 1 water rail at red seas 1 goosander 26 teal lots missing due to fishermen 2 lesser redpoll at crooke also still at the marina is the chloe wigeon (escapee }pity about that but still a nice bird to see 6 lapwings and 4 skylarks displaying at challenge way early for them 6 bullfinch at giants hall plus 2 calling willow tits and at standish hall farm area 7 jays and 3 singing skylarks nothing really special but a good day local birding jimmy
1 water rail at red seas 1 goosander 26 teal lots missing due to fishermen
2 lesser redpoll at crooke also still at the marina is the chloe wigeon (escapee }pity about that but still a nice bird to see
6 lapwings and 4 skylarks displaying at challenge way early for them
6 bullfinch at giants hall plus 2 calling willow tits
and at standish hall farm area 7 jays and 3 singing skylarks
nothing really special but a good day local birding
jimmy