Other ringing
highlights included an excellent 19
Northern Bullfinches, a Firecrest,
a very late Yellow Wagtail (sounding
and looking normal unfortunately!), 24 Chiffchaffs, 4 Treecreepers and 2
Blackcaps.
Again, especially in the morning there was
little time to look around or up in the sky but overhead passage was reduced
from previous days but there were still decent flocks of Thrushes, Finches and
Woodpigeons departing Scandinavia; raptors were also prominent with several Rough-legged Buzzards and Red Kites, a
Hen Harrier, a couple of Common Buzzards and many Sparrowhawks seen over the
garden. Other birds picked out through
the day included a brilliant flock of 130
Cranes, a Serin in the
afternoon, 3 Hawfinches, quite a few
Northern Bullfinch and Crossbill flocks often just heard calling overhead and a
big flock of Northern Long-tailed Tits
which sped through the garden without getting caught.
Yellow Wagtail
Silly numbers!
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