August 17th

We spent a cooler but sunny morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Linnets, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Corn Bunting, 15 Reed Warblers, 12 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Tree Pipit flying SW, 1 Blackcap, 4 Swallows, 4 Sedge Warblers, 2 Kestrels, 3 House Martins, 1 Jay and 1 Turtle Dove.

Birds ringed 43: Wren 1, Willow Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 1, Whitethroat 10, Great Tit 1, Reed Warbler 14, Linnet 3, Sedge Warbler 4, Blue Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chaffinch 1, Reed Bunting 1, Dunnock 1.

Adult Whitethroat