June 24th

This morning we completed our second visit to our 1 km Turtle Dove Survey square and again failed to hear or see any Turtle Doves. The southern boundary of the square borders the Thanet Way between Wagtail Farm and St Nicholas Court Farm and then includes Potten Street Road and Potten Street and then the track leading up to Chamber's Wall car park. Birds we did record were 13 Reed Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcaps, 1 singing Corn Bunting, 7 Linnets, 14 Goldfinches, 1 Common Buzzard, 6 Chaffinches, 5 Whitethroats, 6 Skylarks, 4 male Reed Buntings, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Lapwings and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Preening Goldfinch