Carterton/Alvescot: 29th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Garden Warbler: A new species for the muck heap. All birds were very busy with lots of conflict within, and between, the warbler species. Lesser whitethroats especially aggressive, especially with other lesser throats. Hard to count so numbers minima. 12:13.
2 Lesser Whitethroat: Muckheap. Minimum count ... poss 3. 12:13.
4 Whitethroat: Muckheap minimum count. 12:13.
2 Blackcap: m n f. Minimum count at muckheap. 12:13.
Willow Warbler: Muckheap. 12:13.
6 Chiffchaff: Muckheap minimum count. Includes 2 scruffy moulting birds together. SP275059. 12:13.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Muckheap minimum count. SP275059. 12:13.
Sparrowhawk: Usual bird hunting the muckheap. SP275059. 12:13.
54 Swallow: Flew south between 11 10 and 11 35 am. SP275059. 12:13.

Mick Cunningham