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Saturday 20th October 2012

Another busy Saturday with just short of 100 birds ringed, a bit of variety too keeping our visitors from FSC happy. A dose more thrushes in with 20 Redwing, 50 Song Thrush and 54 Blackbirds. A few Starlings coming on off the sea later on joining the flock of around 250 already in residence. On the move 800 Goldfinches, 20 Pied Wags, 170 Wood Pigs, 180 Chaffinches, 24 Skylark, 3 Woodlark, 2 Reed Buntings and 34 Swallows. On site 3 Firecrest, Brambling, 2 Blackcap, Snipe and a lone Wheatear.

Ringing: 28 Greenfinch, 18 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Robins, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 6 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Wood Pigeon and Jay = 99