At last the sun was out as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour this morning and with the tide miles out and a cool easterly breeze blowing we recorded 19 Yellowhammers, 10 Chaffinches, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Kestrel, 6 Skylarks, 10 Reed Buntings, 4 Mute Swans, 1 Little Egret, 54 Oystercatchers, 73 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Grey Plovers, 28 Shelduck, 52 Mallard, 2 Curlews, 3 Turnstone, 1 Stonechat and 22 Corn Buntings.
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| Male Stonechat |
I have been in touch with ringers in The Netherlands and have entered details of a colour ringed Sanderling I saw at Minnis Bay on 29/12/2016 into their database. It was ringed at Griend, West Friesian Islands, The Netherlands on 8/5/2016 and had flown 347 km SW.
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| Colour ringed Sanderling |
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