Beckton Latest - March

The warm weather is just starting to kick in after the cold spell, its pushed the Kestrel pair towards the nest box more, both are now becoming very territorial around it.

As usual the Crows are a bit of a pain for the Kestrels, mob handed, the Crows I would suspect are all unpaired likely 1st winter birds.

The Kestrel male looks different to last year, no grey head as per last year’s male so possibly a younger bird.

The Common Buzzard pair continue to be fairly elusive, despite their size, like the Kestrels often attracting attention from the Corvid mob, however these just seem to go on about their business more or less ignoring them.

I have marked 2 big nests which I think they will use, it would be good to see them successful again.

No Blackcaps as yet but plenty of Chiffchaffs now calling, hopefully a Wheatear or a Sand Martin soon.