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Sunday 11th March 2018


First new Goldcrest of the spring with the two that over wintered here still with us. A handful of other new migrants on site as evidenced by the ringing totals plus 4 Redwing, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Mipit & a Skylark heading south. Offshore southbound 32 Barnacle Geese, 4 Avocet, 2 Shelduck, Brent & Dunlin with northbound a Red-throated Diver. 2 Mute Swans were off the View Point despite the pile-driver being in full flow.

14 birds ringed: 6 Blackbird, 3 Great Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Wren, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blue Tit.