July 26th

We spent another morning ringing, this time at Shuart, where we saw 48 Crossbills flying W, 1 Tree Pipit flying W, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Greylag Geese, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 25 Whitethroats, 10 Sedge Warblers, 25 Reed Warblers, 2 Marsh Harriers, 14 Linnet, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Swallow, 1 Corn Bunting and 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Birds ringed 72: Willow Warbler 3, Wren 1, Reed Warbler 22, Blackcap 2, Garden Warbler 1, Blue Tit 3, Whitethroat 18, Goldfinch 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 9, Great Tit 3, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 1, Dunnock 5, Song Thrush 1.

Garden Warbler

 

Derek Smith was also out between 0600 and 1000 and walked from Shuart along the embankment and back via Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He recorded 9 Little Egrets, 3 Marsh Harriers, 6 Lapwings W, 1 summer plumaged Golden Plover W, 3 Dunlin W, 2 Redshank, 2 Cuckoos, 3 Stonechats, 22 Crossbills flying W and 9 Chiffchaffs.