Having seen my first singing Chiffchaff of the year on 4 March, I texted a friend to say it would probably be 10 days until they reached Brussels.
Sure enough, the first one was singing in my local park on 14 March, after I had checked it and found none the previous day. There were at least ten singing on my Brussels patch, which also confirmed a mass arrival during the night of 13-14 March. This handsome Grey Wagtail was coming into breeding plumage, Kingfishers were busy displaying, and I found three species of butterfly, including the first Small White of the year for the Brussels region. I predict scattered showers of singing Blackcaps any day now!
Sure enough, the first one was singing in my local park on 14 March, after I had checked it and found none the previous day. There were at least ten singing on my Brussels patch, which also confirmed a mass arrival during the night of 13-14 March. This handsome Grey Wagtail was coming into breeding plumage, Kingfishers were busy displaying, and I found three species of butterfly, including the first Small White of the year for the Brussels region. I predict scattered showers of singing Blackcaps any day now!
