Chris & Mandy Dee send news of stunning weather and great birds. Chris ringed 62 birds in Millcombe during the morning, mainly
Chiffchaffs,
Willow Warblers and
Blackcaps, but also two
Sedge Warblers. Elsewhere, Mandy found two
Teal, two
Snipe, 17
Sand Martins, a
Whitethroat (the first of the year), a
Redstart and a
Fieldfare (only the third record of 2017, following one on 25 Jan and two on 18 Feb
). Two
Lesser Redpolls were also recorded and there were 78
Puffins in Jenny's Cove. Among migrant
Wheatears was the large and richly coloured, presumed Greenland-race bird in the photo below.
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| Presumed Greenland Wheatear, 19 April © Dean Jones |
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| Lesser Redpoll, 19 April © Dean Jones |
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