Friday, 4 September 2009
Ringing in the east scrub,630am-830am,weather,0vercast,then clearing,southwest.
Birds ringed - Blue Tit 2,Great Tit 2,L T Tit 2,Blackcap 2,Common Whitethroat 1,Chiffchaff 3,Goldfinch 6 and Greenfinch 5.I had two retrapped birds - LT Tit ringed on the 20 01 09 (adult) in the west scrub and one Great Tit ringed on the 23 07 08 as a juvenile also in the west scrub.I have noticed over the last week that Chiffchaffs have become more abundant and also Blackcaps,in the mixed foraging flocks.
Birds ringed - Blue Tit 2,Great Tit 2,L T Tit 2,Blackcap 2,Common Whitethroat 1,Chiffchaff 3,Goldfinch 6 and Greenfinch 5.I had two retrapped birds - LT Tit ringed on the 20 01 09 (adult) in the west scrub and one Great Tit ringed on the 23 07 08 as a juvenile also in the west scrub.I have noticed over the last week that Chiffchaffs have become more abundant and also Blackcaps,in the mixed foraging flocks.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
730am-9am.cloudy,windy,west,river low.
Again due to the wind,many birds were keeping out of sight.Birds that were seen or heard are as follows - Cetti`s Warbler 1,Wood Pigeon 60,Coot 2, Stock Dove 3,Collared Dove 2,Starling 8,Kestral 1,Sparrowhawk 1,Chiff 1,Wren 2,Blackbird 3,BlueTit 3,Goldfinch 6 and Swallow 4.Along the river were - Herring Gull 4,B h Gull,50,Common Gull 1,Heron 1,Cormorant 3,Mallard 4,Moorhen 3,Mute Swan 2 and Little Egrets 2.The Egrets were probably the same birds that were seen at Halling on August 24th.
Again due to the wind,many birds were keeping out of sight.Birds that were seen or heard are as follows - Cetti`s Warbler 1,Wood Pigeon 60,Coot 2, Stock Dove 3,Collared Dove 2,Starling 8,Kestral 1,Sparrowhawk 1,Chiff 1,Wren 2,Blackbird 3,BlueTit 3,Goldfinch 6 and Swallow 4.Along the river were - Herring Gull 4,B h Gull,50,Common Gull 1,Heron 1,Cormorant 3,Mallard 4,Moorhen 3,Mute Swan 2 and Little Egrets 2.The Egrets were probably the same birds that were seen at Halling on August 24th.
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
New Hythe,September 1st.
730am-9am. weather,cloudy but clearing,southwest,river low.
Birds of note - 5 Teal on the river,5 Shoveler on Abbey Mead,3 Kingfishers,one of which was along the river,with two along the Mill Stream,a small movement of Swallows south and a noticeable increase in the numbers of Dunnock,with at least 10 in the east scrub.However best of all was a bird that is always nice to find,Common Redstart.It was seen in the east scrub where a bird was found last year on October 8th.
Birds of note - 5 Teal on the river,5 Shoveler on Abbey Mead,3 Kingfishers,one of which was along the river,with two along the Mill Stream,a small movement of Swallows south and a noticeable increase in the numbers of Dunnock,with at least 10 in the east scrub.However best of all was a bird that is always nice to find,Common Redstart.It was seen in the east scrub where a bird was found last year on October 8th.
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