tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420661999656480764.post4785811168022430074..comments2024-02-28T13:51:18.507+01:00Comments on The Hairy Birder: Mainly MipitsThe Hairy Birderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245986796609261961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420661999656480764.post-36804331425283984302013-09-29T15:02:27.007+01:002013-09-29T15:02:27.007+01:00Hello Pete,
Thanks for spotting my mistake. The ...Hello Pete, <br /><br />Thanks for spotting my mistake. The Chiffchaff total should read 50 and not 450! Apologies for the confusion.<br />We too have noticed an absence of autumn passage Willow Warblers. <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />SeumusThe Hairy Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245986796609261961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420661999656480764.post-68736718437329700352013-09-29T14:43:09.160+01:002013-09-29T14:43:09.160+01:00How did you manage to ring 450 Chiffchaff! I'...How did you manage to ring 450 Chiffchaff! I've just checked the rubbish phyllosc totals for Heysham and, until a little trickle of Chiffs in the last three days, had ringed more Whitethroat this year (good numbers) than Chiff and Willow combined. Reasons: zero local breeding success/post-breeding dispersal from nearby for Chiffchaff and strangely absent autumn passage of juvenile Willow warblers, shared by at least Walney<br /> Pete Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com