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Sunday 8th March 2015


This Dotted Border is the first moth of the year caught in the traps here at Landguard Bird Observatory.

It is beginning to feel more like spring now,and there is a trickle of migrants starting to pass through the site. These include Robins, Thrushes and 1 or 2 Grey Wagtails returning to there breeding grounds further north. Also seen on the move today were Barnacle Geese with 152 south offshore, along with 19 Golden Plover, 5 Jackdaw and 3 Rooks also south. On site the 5 Long-tailed Tits are still around along with 3 Skylark.

Ringing today produced 6 new birds. 4 Robin, 1 Blackbird and 1 Great Tit.