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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

7th May – A good day's ringing

Rob Duncan and David Kightley report a busy day's ringing, with a total of 62 birds newly ringed, including a Wood Warbler, a northern 'acredula'-type Willow Warbler and three Spotted Flycatchers. In addition, they controlled three Sedge Warblers – two French-ringed birds and one British-ringed. Away from Millcombe and St John's Valley they encountered a male Whinchat near the stonecrusher, Whitethroats at Stoneycroft and the Rocket Pole area, plenty of Swallow and House Martin movement and two Swifts.

Wood Warbler, Millcombe, 7 May © Rob Duncan

Ringing totals: 15 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Wood Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 15 Sedge Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Goldfinch.

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