April 12th

We spent a sunny morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 6 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Sedge Warblers, 2 Green Woodpeckers,  1 Whitethroat, 4 Skylarks, 20 Linnets, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Jays, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 5 Mallard, 2 Greenfinches, 1 Marsh Harrier and 2 Long-tailed Tits.

Birds ringed 19: Wren 2, Chiffchaff 2, Long-tailed Tits 2, Robin 1, Blue Tit 2, Whitethroat 1, Great Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Linnet 1, Blackcap 1, Dunnock 4, Song Thrush 1.

We had a call from Marc Heath to say that he had found a Wryneck (147th) and a male Pied Flycatcher (148th) on the cliffs at Bishopstone. He managed to show me the Wryneck but we couldn't refind the flycatcher.