June 13th
At last a warm and sunny morning which we spent ringing at Shuart where we saw 1 Raven, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Lapwings, 6 Whitethroats, 15 Reed Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinches, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Cuckoos, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 24 Swifts, 3 Lesser Whitethroats and 2 Oystercatchers.
During the morning we also saw a selection of butterflies including 6 Painted Ladies, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Meadow Browns, 10 Small Heaths, 1 Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral.

Birds ringed 20: Reed Warbler 10, Blue Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Reed Bunting 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Great Tit 1, Dunnock 2.



Sedge Warbler ringed today at Shuart

I have just received information concerning a Sedge Warbler we ringed as a juvenile at Shuart on 5th August 2015. It was controlled by a ringer at Herdade dos Forninhos, Beja, PORTUGAL on 16th August 2016. Beja is 1,708 km SSW of Shuart. When controlled it weighed 16.8 g compared to the 9.8 g at Shuart which suggests it was putting on fat in order to fly on the next leg of its migration across the Sahara.