September 14th

We spent a sunny morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 3 Green Woodpeckers, 29 Siskins flying W, 2 Willow Warblers, 7 Blackcaps, 10 Reed Warblers, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 13 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Firecrest, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 1 Swallow and 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Birds ringed 26: Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 3, Wren 1, Reed Bunting 2, Reed Warbler 8, Blackcap 5, Cetti's Warbler 2, Blue Tit 2, Dunnock 2.

Marc Heath had 25 Siskins flying W at Hillborough during the morning.

This evening I received the ringing information of two birds we have caught in the last few days. The first was a first year Grey Wagtail that we controlled on September 12th that had been ringed as a pullus in the nest at Busketts Lawn Inclosure, Hampshire on 29th May and had flown 199 km ENE to reach Reculver. The other bird was a first year Chiffchaff we controlled today at Reculver that had been ringed as a juvenile on July 2nd at Chew Valley Lake, Bath and N. E. Somerset. It had flown 269 km E to reach Reculver.