With the wind and weather still being influenced from north of the UK, it is a struggle to find migrants, but, as this morning proves, they are still coming through. The year's first Common Swift and Lesser Whitethroat were logged, and a further Common Redstart continues a good spring at canons Farm for this species.
Canons Farm: 5 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SPARROWHAWK, 1 KESTREL, 1 STOCK DOVE, 1 COMMON SWIFT (north over Canons Farmhouse, 89th species this year), 5 SKYLARK, 1 SWALLOW, 1 COMMON REDSTART ( a female along hedgerow along eastern side of Harrier Field), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (in song, Stoney Knob,then L&G, 90th species this year - UPDATE: a late record of this species has been received at Hither Field on 23/04), 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 8 LINNET, 2 YELLOWHAMMER
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| Bush Vetch, Reeds Rest Bottom (Steve Gale) |
Observers: Steve Gale
