Some you win Some you lose

tue 7th april 15                         early morning                               mid section

Due to a physio appointment at lunch time I was was not intending to visit this 

morning,but noting an unprecedented  passage of Meadow Pipits across the UK over 

the last two days,including some huge numbers in the midlands and at Belvide Res 

in particular where Steve Nuttall smashed the Belvide record with 1881 yesterday 

and several hundred on sunday,I also had a flock of 20+ feeding on the Barleyfield late yesterday afternoon. I thought it worth a quick look this morning.

    A 20 minute vizmig off the playing field at the northern border of 

Barleyfield (Chris's old stamping ground)  produced absolutely nothing.(where's Chris when u need him).

            I just had time to cover the western border now, and happened to be in 

the right place at the right time to catch the brief and very intermittent notes 

of the second Blackcap of the spring at the old level crossing on the 

Barleyfield.Chiffchaff are now strongly present with 5 singing along this border 

and another 3 in the Paddocks. A R N Parakeet was calling from the south end of the 

Paddocks( the same area Ian had one on sunday).