September 6th
We spent an increasingly warm morning ringing on the Marsh south of the railway. Birds we saw included 4 Common Buzzards, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Reed Warblers, 6 Whinchats, 12 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 23 Golden Plover, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Swallows and 1 Sparrowhawk.
Birds ringed 29: Willow Warbler 1, Wren 1, Reed Warbler 6, Reed Bunting 7, Whitethroat 2, Goldfinch 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blackcap 3, Sedge Warbler 1, Chaffinch 1, Dunnock 4, Blackbird 1.
Whitethroat |
After we had finished ringing Matt walked from Bishopstone to Coldharbour and back and recorded 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warblers, 3 Hobbies, 2 Whinchats, 3 Grey Partridges, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Wheatear, 4 Arctic Skuas, 140 Sandwich Terns, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 16 Common Terns, 1 Greenshank, 100 Oystercatchers, 3 Little Terns, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Herons, 6 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret and 1 Sparrowhawk. He also found 3 Clouded Yellows and 1 male Brown Argus.
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