Birds around included a Turtle Dove and a Cuckoo.
May 30th. Strong northerly wind with light drizzle in morning.
Around were a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoo.
May 29th. Birds around included a Sand Martin, 2 Cuckoo and a Turtle Dove.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 2 new birds: a Chaffinch and a Dunnock; and 7 retraps: 2 Whitethroat, 3 Dunnock, a Blue Tit and a Great Tit.
May 28th. Around were a Wheatear, a Jay, a Turtle Dove and 2 Cuckoo.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 4 new birds: a Blackcap, a Yellowhammer, a Chaffinch and a Jackdaw; and 4 retraps: singles of Sedge Warbler, Wren, Whitethroat and Great Tit.
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| Yellowhammer, ringed 28th May 2016. Photo - George Gregory |
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| Jackdaw, ringed 28th May 2016. Photo - George Gregory |
A morning ringing session in East Dunes, with Chris Hansell, yielded 10 new birds: 4 Linnet, a Chaffinch, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Robin, 2 Sedge Warbler and a Goldfinch; and 5 retraps: a Dunnock, 2 Linnet, a Whitethroat and a Great Tit.
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| Lesser Redpoll, a scarce late spring record of a species that used to breed fairly commonly here, 27th May 2016. Photo - Kevin Wilson |
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| First Tawny Owl fledgling, 27th May 2016. Photo - Kevin Wilson |
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| Second Tawny Owl fledgling, 27th May 2016. Photo - Kevin Wilson |
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| Emerging Four-spotted Chaser, 27th May, 2016. Photo - Sam Wilson |
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| Emerging Broad-bodied Chaser, 27th May 2016. Photo - Sam Wilson |
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| Emerging Broad-bodied Chaser, 27th May 2016. Photo - Sam Wilson |
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 8 new birds: a Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Linnet and a Goldfinch; and 7 retraps: 3 Whitethroat, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Linnet and a Dunnock.
May 25th. Fresh northerly wind with prolonged light rain.
Birds around included 3 Cuckoo. Going south were 8 Swallow.
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| Broad-bodied Chaser, 25th May 2016. Photo - Sam Wilson |
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced 6 retraps: a Blue Tit, 3 Whitethroat, a Great Tit and a Goldfinch.
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| Spoonbills, 24th May 2016. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Green Hairstreak, 24th May 2016. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Wall Brown, 24th May 2016. Photo - Ben Ward |
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| Mother Shipton, 24th May 2016. Photo - Kevin Wilson |
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, including the 3rd session of CES, resulted in 7 new birds: a Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, a Swallow, a Whitethroat, a Dunnock and a Blackbird; and 10 retrapos: a Whitethroat, 5 Dunnock, a Willow Warbler, a Goldfinch, a Blue Tit and a Greenfinch.
May 22nd. Around were a Spoonbill, a Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Short-eared Owl, 3 Turtle Dove, 3 Cuckoo, 6 Fulmar, 3500 Knot, 150 Bar-tailed Godwit and 500 Grey Plover.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 3 new birds: a Blackcap, a Whitethroat and a Woodpigeon; and 7 retraps: a Great Tit, 3 Dunnock, 2 Blue Tit and a Whitethroat.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by David Vincent provided 15 new birds: 7 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap and singles of Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Robin, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat and Chaffinch; and 12 retraps: 2 Goldfinch, 2 Blackbird and singles of Chiffchaff, Robin, Whitethroat, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Willow Warbler, Great Tit and Long-tailed Tit.
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| Reed Warbler, 22nd May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Spoonbill, 22nd May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Sedge Warbler, 22nd May 2016. Photo - David Sullivan |
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| Water Carpet, 22nd May 2016. Photo - George Gregory |
Birds around included a Spoonbill, a Wheatear, 3 Turtle Dove and 3 Cuckoo. South went a Hobby, 80 Swallow, 20 House Martin and 10 Swift.
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| Swallows, 21st May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Mistle Thrush, 21st May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Spoonbill, 21st May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Mallard and Avocet, 21st May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
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| Moorhens, 21st May 2016. Photo - Paul Johnson |
