After a cold start to the month February then became very mild, with no significant rainfall.
SIGHTINGS
Birds: Buzzards, Magpies, Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, Jays, Herring Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, Green/Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Blackbirds, Robins, Dunnocks, Song Thrushes, Redwings, Pied Wagtails, Siskins, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Bullfinches, Wrens, Goldcrest, Nuthatches, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits.
Plants: Gorse in flower.
Mammals: Grey Squirrels, Fox, Wood Mice.
Butterflies: Brimstones, Red Admirals.
Insects: Bees.
A small flock of Redwings were sighted from the middle of the month, having been forced to retreat the south to feed, following harsh weather conditions in the north of England.
Both Brimstone and Red Admiral Butterflies along with Bees have been enticed out into the early Spring like temperatures.
Many species of birds are paired now and showing interest in the bird boxes.
A pair of Buzzards have been seen circling together, performing courtship flights over the site.
