{"id":1269,"date":"2021-03-01T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.171.192.198\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:09:21","slug":"march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildsmiths.co.uk\/?p=1269","title":{"rendered":"March 2021 &#8211; Sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">29\/04\/2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Otter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">28\/4\/2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minke Whale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sedge Warbler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corncrake (x2 \u2013 they\u2019re back!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White-fronted Goose (x4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teal (x7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mute Swan (x2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whooper Swan (x3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shoveler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gadwall (a pair)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tufted Duck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whimbrel (x3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scots Lovage (new 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