The Great Surge of Life.

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On Monday 14th March 2016 a friend phoned me to ask if I would help him collect some large gate posts from a local farm to use on the new public footpath we have created around the village of Sieuras.  The farm was a 20 minute drive away; on arriving we immediately saw a  Short-toed (Snake) Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) above the farmyard, a magnificent spring arrival and a relatively familiar sight in the area.  On the way home we made a small detour to see an Eagle Owl in a local quarry; sure enough he was there, sleeping and occasionally preening.  He is a permanent resident.  As time was becoming short we did not visit our nearby orchid field to monitor progress; the first flowers have appeared in recent days.  Swallows & Black kites have been oberved since the 10th.  The great surge of life has begun again.

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