A reasonable passage of warblers today comprising 23 Chiffchaff (photos 1 & 2), including 15 associating with a large tit flock on Stanwell Moor, 2 Willow Warbler (photo 3), 3+ Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap and 1 Garden Warbler seen. Other migrants included 5+ Yellow Wagtails around the cattle (photo 4), 3 Hobby, 2-3 Common Buzzard and 41 Barn Swallow. Also on the moor were flocks of 60 Linnet and 20 European Goldfinch including many moutling juveniles (photo 5), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel and a Kingfisher along the Colne.
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| Chiffchaff moulting its tail. |
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| Juvenile Willow Warbler |
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| First winter Yellow Wagtail (inset), one of at least five present. |
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