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Thursday 11th April 2024


Noticeable increase in passerine migrants today, willow warblers singing all over the place, blackcaps everywhere and one of our earliest lesser whitethroat records. A young male redstart was also found, 4 Cetti's warblers were singing and the black redstart was singing in the morning dark again. A marsh harrier flew south, and med gulls continue to move north in small groups with 14 passing throughout the morning. A second year coal tit was the first seen here this year. 


The first site record of the nationally scarce Pammene giganteana was found today. The second part of its scientific name seems a little ironic as its less than a centimetre in length. 

Birds Ringed: Blackcap 13, Blue Tit 1, Chiffchaff 1, Coal Tit 1, Firecrest 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Linnet 3, Redstart 1, Willow Warbler 7.