Another amazing day with not a cloud in the sky and very
light winds; the nets at Holland first thing were disappointing though, apart
from an angry young female Sparrowhawk caught first thing while other birds
seen included a Merlin, a Tree Pipit and a Redwing; I then had to go up to Garso
again to show more people the Red-winged Blackbird which
showed well on the wires to all concerned.
I
walked the middle census route in the afternoon where there was still a good
mix of birds including my first Wood Sandpiper of the year on Ancum, 3 Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Willow Warblers,
4 Chiffchaff, a Dunnock, 2 Fieldfares, a Merlin, a Peregrine, a Whimbrel and a
big influx of 200+ Arctic Terns roosting out on Seal Skerry while the Hoopoe was again on the big stubble
field by Nether Linney.
There
were a few more birds at Holland in the evening with 2 Willow Warblers, 3
Chiffchaffs (including a British control) and a Brambling trapped while
probably the same Sparrowhawk whizzed around and a Goldfinch came in to roost.
Sparrowhawk
Lesser Whitethroat
Wood Sandpiper
Lapwing chick
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