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Friday 29th August 2014


A nice selection of migrants about this morning with 12 Willow Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Yellow Wagtail (plus 1 south), 2 Wheatear, 2 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Reed Warbler. Viz mig included a large passage of 1441 Swallows, 77 House Martin, 32 Sand Martin and 46 Swift. Offshore 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 2 Teal and 1 Spotted Redshank flew south.

53 Birds ringed; 39 Starling, 7 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Pied Flycatcher.