Cassiobury Park - 29.3.11

Back in the park again today and had a couple of year ticks to boot. First was a pair of Mandarins thatflew in and were lost to view. I re-found them on the river an hour later and they were still present around 5.30pm (reported to me). The other was a singing Blackcap in the meadow. Other notable birds were 2 Lesser Redpolls flying over along with a Meadow Pipit. A Coot was on the cress beds and 3 Chiffchaffs were singing. On the way home I found around 30 Waxwings in a tree eating the leaf buds opposite 21 Hill Farm Avenue.