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Spring arrivals... and departures

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Chiffchaffs  are singing as we start the second week of March - at least 3 birds, though we had at least a couple of Chiffchaffs over wintering too. Chiffchaff by Mallard pond - Tommy Evans The first returning Sand Martins were two on the 27th Feb. At least 20 on the 7th March (Josh Pedley) Sand Martin - Josh Pedley Looking back at February on the Teifi Marshes   .....a Willow Tit singing on the 20th and a Firecrest on 21st were good passerine records. A different Firecrest was found by Jen Evans at the Mallard pond on the 23rd and still present on the 9th March at  Kingfisher pond. Firecrest - Jen Evans Around the estuary Gulls were present in good numbers, 300  Common Gulls was a good count on the 2nd Feb and an occasional adult Mediterranean Gull could be found.  A Cattle Egret  - maybe one of the two which spent early 2024 around Parc Teifi fields was irregularly seen around the estuary or on the Teifi Marshes.  The latest sighting on th...