Cetti`s Warbler (Mill Stream) where I also heard my first Garden Warbler of this spring.
There are now at least 19 singing Nightingales in the Park and 7-9 in the Brookland/Abbey Mead lake area.
Glenn found a nice female Redstart on Sunday.Which was still present the following day and a Whimbrel was seen from the Bucket Wood on either Friday or Saturday.
I heard nine Nightingales in the Park this morning.
Later whilst walking the dogs at Birling I came across two Ravens and a nice Buzzard.
Lon-tailed Tit,Nightingale,Heron,Common Whitethroat,Cetti`s Warbler and Reed Warbler,Coots (New Hythe)
First ringing session of the year (06:30 - 08:00)
Brook House ---Two Nightingales on site,both caught.
One was a new adult male (6) and the other was a bird that I first caught on the 18 05 2016,as an adult (6),so is a least six years old.I only heard one more bird and that was singing in the East scrub.
Most of our breeding Nightingales should have arrived by now.I believe bad weather further south has been holding them up.Hopefully by next week they will be back on site.
I haven't heard any more Nightingales on sight.Since the one on the 2nd,plenty of Blackcaps though.
I heard this morning (9th) from the head ranger.That he had also heard a Nightingale,but in a different part of the Park about a week ago.
One Common Whitethroat this morning,along the Mill Stream towards the dipping pond.
Cetti`s Warbler (two different birds)
Whilst walking through the East scrub this morning.I heard my earliest ever Nightingale,only just a short burst,but it was cold.
March 29th,one Red Kite was seen over plough,just west of Snodland.
