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Friday 6th June 2014


A couple of new Whitethroats were in today along with a Cuckoo on the reserve. However the bird of the day was a Nuthatch, this was only the fourth for the site and the second ringed, the previous records were in April 1999, June 2006 & June 2013.


Late morning a couple of Broad-bodied Chasers were located on the Obs pond, this species has only been noted in six previous years.

20 Birds Ringed; 5 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Dunnock, 2 Whitethroat, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Blackbird, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Great Tit, 1 Starling.