Monday 14 September 2009

Batford COMMON REDSTART still present

The first-winter male COMMON REDSTART was still present in its favoured hedgerow today (Saturday 13th) - nice views in the scope in the Autumnal sunshine.

This record constitutes only the 4th Common Redstart in this hedgetow since I started this patch in March 2008. on par with the amount of Wheatear records I have had in the same area!

Alas I have had no wheatears passing through this area this Autumn & again (though the field looks good for them) still no Autumn Whinchats.

For local interest the list of passage birds in these fields since March 2008 is -:

4 COMMON REDSTARTS
4 NORTHERN WHEATEARS
3 COMMON STONECHATS
1 WHINCHAT
1 RING OUZEL
1 COMMON NIGHTINGALE

Not forgetting a pair of GREY PARTRIDGE in both years, LESSER WHITETHROATS, 2 RED KITE sightings & a HOBBY.though few & far between, results do mount up when you work a patch virtually everyday (Darin Stanley)

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