Thursday, 19 April 2018

Lovely weather but few birds ........... 18th April

A slow day with very light or no wind. The most obvious newly arrived migrants were Pied Flycatcher and Wood Warbler.

Grounded Migrants: Words to follow

Visible Passage: Bee-eaters with 56 were the only obvious sign of passage migrants.

Raptors: No obvious passage, with exception of 2 Montagu's Harrier and a single Harrier Sp seen later in day. The 13 Kestrel and single Pallid Harrier well may have been lingering birds from yesterday.

Bird Ringing: 1 Wryneck, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Wood Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Redstart, 4 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Spottted Flycatcher.
Overall Total: 20 birds ringed from 93m of nets.

Weather: Calm or Variable 1-2 (occasionally F3) all day. Clear or some scattered cloud, more cloud late afternoon. Visibility still poor due to lingering murk


Greater Short-toed Lark on Pipit Plateau

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