The mosslands are full of life at the moment with plenty of signs of spring in the air. Skylark song is everywhere and the jangling song of corn buntings can still be heard in a few places, in fact most of the resident species are in full song, claiming the prime breeding spots before the migrants return. The first wheatear was reported back in the country today and soon we'll start seeing them here also. Shelduck and oystercatchers have started appearing, species which usually breed on the mosslands in small numbers, and brown hares chase each other around the fields. If you're lucky you might see the males boxing.
There's plenty of winter left overs though, and a flock of 3000 pink-footed geese was an impressive sight today, and redwings and fieldfares are still around in good numbers.
Shelducks and a watchful peregrine. Shortly after I took this photo the falcon attacked one of the shelduck, unsuccessfully.
Brown hare.
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