Ashill, Norfolk

A productive early morning walk near Ashill through mostly arable habitat with some fine hedgerows and enclosures for grazing.  Good numbers of singing Sylvia Warblers and equally good numbers of Finches and Buntings seen in breeding habitat.
26 species recorded along my route with the following highlights:

6 Whitethroat (singing males)
An excellent 5 singing Lesser Whitethroats
In excess of 7 pairs of Yellowhammers in breeding habitat
6+ pairs of Linnets (including a female with nesting material) in breeding habitat
4 Tree Sparrows in breeding habitat

No sign this morning of Turtle Dove at a traditional site, hopefully, I was just too early and there is time for these gorgeous Doves to return.

Yellowhammer near Ashill 22nd April

It was great to see and hear good numbers of Warblers this morning, but it was equally wonderful to record several pairs of Yellowhammers and Linnets along my route, this included a female Linnet carrying grasses for its nest.
Other species seen this morning included a couple of pairs of Bullfinches, a pair of Greenfinches, Chiffchaff, 3 singing Blackcaps, Blackbirds, and Song Thrush, all in suitable breeding habitat.
No visual passage seen and no sign of passage birds (checked for Ring Ouzel) this morning.