June 18th

We spent a humid morning ringing at one of our sites at Shuart where we saw 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Barn Owls, 2 Common Buzzards, 35 Whitethroats, 4 Sedge Warblers, 15 Reed Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 30 Linnets, 6 Goldfinches, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Swift, 2 Cuckoos, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Hobby and 1 Greenfinch.

Birds ringed 68: Chiffchaff 1, Reed Warbler 11, Whitethroat 31, Linnet 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Sedge Warbler 2, Blue Tit 4, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Great Tit 1, Blackcap 3, Goldfinch 1, Reed Bunting 1, Dunnock 4, Blackbird 1.

Juvenile Lesser Whitethroat