Monday 21 January 2019

January 21st
On another beautiful winter's morning we had our first ringing session of the year on the Marsh south of the railway. Birds we saw during three and a half hours included 2 Common Buzzards, 51 Cormorants flying out to sea, 140 Corn Buntings, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Redwing, 12 Yellowhammers, 17 Mute Swans, 11 Golden Plovers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 70 Reed Buntings, 7 Lapwings W, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Chaffinches, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Fieldfare.

Birds ringed 23: Reed Bunting 18, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellowhammer 2, Song Thrush 1, Blackbird 1

Female Yellowhammer

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