Birds to watch for in June
Published May 22, 2009 | 1. Hirundines - record 1st dates & numbers
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Sand Martin - Now in colonies, counts of active holes, please
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Swallow - Most birds in by now
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House Martin - Latest of Hirundines to arrive
2. Warblers - most should be here, record 1st dates & numbers
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Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler have all been recorded and most are in by now.
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Cetti’s Warbler – an increasing non-migrant, all records please
3. Wagtails
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Yellow Wagtail – record all birds seen
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Grey Wagtails – now on breeding territories. All records please
4. Cuckoo - all records
5. Spotted Flycatcher - late May / early June. All records please of this declining species.
6. Nightjar - late May / early June. All records please
7. Ducks and Geese
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Shelduck, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck - all breeding records please
8. Inland Waders
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Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Redshank - Note any breeding records
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Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper – note all passage birds
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Snipe – all records esp. breeding records
9. Gulls & Terns
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Little Gull, Arctic Tern – keep an eye out for passage birds
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Common Tern – record all breeding sites & numbers
10. Raptors - all records please
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Marsh Harrier – have returned to breeding sites
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Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Goshawk, Common Buzzard, Red Kite – all records, esp. breeding
11. Redwing, Fieldfare - record last return passage birds
12. Finches
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Brambling, Siskin, Redpoll – record last return passage birds or any that stay
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Linnet – note flock size & breeding pair
13. Mainly on coast - all records in WVBS area
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Wheatear, Redstart, Black Redstart, Ring Ousel
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Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Knot, Grey Plover, Turnstone, Dunlin, Ruff, Avocet, Curlew Sandpiper – many will be in breeding plumage. All records in WVBS area please.
