October 6th

We had a fantastic morning's ringing session at Shuart with the undoubted highlight being superb views of a juvenile PALLID HARRIER (191st) that moved south and west through the area over a period of ten minutes and as close as thirty metres from us. This is the second record for the area following a male seen on 08/04/2021.

Juvenile Pallid Harrier - Matt Hindle

 

Other birds we saw included 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 10 Greylag Geese, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Firecrests, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Redpolls, 30 Chiffchaffs, 45 Goldcrests, 14 Blackcaps, 10 Robins, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Peregrine, 15 Siskins W, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Skylarks W, 9 Crossbills W, 3 Kestrels, 1 Woodlark calling and flying W (192nd), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 7 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 8 Meadow Pipits, 2 Jays, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Merlin.

Birds ringed 78: Goldcrest 29, Wren 4, Chiffchaff 18, Firecrest 2, Blackcaps 13, Robin 2, Great Tit 2, Chaffinch 1, Blue Tit 3, Blackbird 1, Dunnock 2, Kingfisher 1. 

Kingfisher