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Wednesday 13th March 2024

 

With the weather ameliorating a few migrants including 31 Redwing, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Skylark, 2 Woodcock, Stonechat & a couple of new Blackies with southbound 40 Chaffinch, 2 Rock Pipit & a Mipit. Offshore movers & shakers included northbound 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Shelduck & Common Scoter with southbound 20 Greylag, 20 Dunlin, 12 Brent, 12 Pintail, 2 Oyk, 2 Shelduck, 2 Red-throats, 2 Tufted Duck, Barnacle Goose, Curlew, Goosander & Redshank. A Dunlin was with the Ringos on the beach.

Agonopterix subpropinquella are coming out of hibernation. Most of those we see later in the year are of the dark form.

Ringing: 4 Blackbird, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwing, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Song Thrush.