Spotted Flycatchers singing lime avenue, Recreation Road & parish churchyard early this morning. @StowmarketTC may be could put some nestboxes up for them? @davidgcarter7@stowmarketcofe
It takes a huge effort to keep up with the demand for our nest boxes. Volunteer JT is holding the 1000th Swift box he’s made the last 2 yrs for Suffolk Swifts. There’s also a Spotted Flycatcher nest box in the corner, 1 of 30 going to suitable Suffolk habitats #SuffolkBirdGroup
SE winds bringing in some spring migrants this morning, Wheatear & Whitethroat at Boyton Hall. 3 Willow Warblers singing round town over the Easter weekend, probably all just passing through as now a scarce breeder in mid Suffolk
Found a Blackbird nest at Boyton Hall this morning with 3 young about a week old, so must have laid eggs 1st week of March. This is just in a hedge on arable farmland, will be even earlier in towns
A hybrid false oxlip in Combs Wood this morning, probably Primrose x Cowslip. Early Dog Violets now in full bloom, 1st Common Dog Violet found, Oxlips, Hairy Wood Rush & Wood Anemone starting to flower
Carpets of Wild Garlic & Dog's Mercury in @suffolkwildlife Combs Wood this morning. Power lines wood gang have cleared under LV line in north of wood, has created nice open ride, hopefully weren't any early nests there. Did find a Long-tailed Tits being built in bramble
Contacted @StowmarketTC about the habitat clearance in Violet Hill Road Old Cemetery & they replied saying it's to open up historic graves & memorials from late 19thC & early 20thC & is nearing completion. Probably be saying next that gravestones are unsafe now have been exposed
@StowmarketTC still cutting back low nesting cover in Violet Hill Road Old Cemetery this morning. When told most authorities stop such work on March 1st now to prevent destroying or disturbing nests, weren't interested in stopping, said now they've started aren't going to stop..
@mattgarnham90@StowmarketTC They'd be better off concentrating on litter picking if they want to tidy the town up, the state of Stowmarket they'd never run out of work there, but in true agri Suffolk style they prefer nature bashing
@Griffonfulture@StowmarketTC Yes, shouldn't expect anything less in Stow I suppose. Path clearance was bound to spill over into habitat destruction at some point with a Ranger Service and group of vols looking for work to occupy them year round