BIRD NOTES, 1966
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or seen. This meeting was rather early in the season for summer
migrants to be recorded; however, a Chiffchaff was seen and
heard. Robins and Wrens were very common in most parts of
the wood.
Birds noted were as follows: —House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow,
Robin, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Long-
tailed Tit, Moorhen, Skylark, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Song Thrush,
Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Starling, Greater-spotted Woodpecker,
Tree Creeper, Lapwing, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock.
Danbury Common, April 24. Four members attended this
meeting. This open area of gorse and silver birch has in the past
been one of the few areas where Red-backed Shrikes can be seen.
None were recorded this year. Members were able to watch Tree
Pipits in song flight, and these birds appeared to be more numer-
ous than in 1965. Twenty-eight species were recorded. Birds
seen or heard were as follows: —Marsh, Great and Blue Tits,
Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Rook,
Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, House Sparrow, Starling, Greenfinch,
Wren, Linnet, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Yellow Hammer, Chiffchaff,
Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Nightingale, Common Whitethroat,
Tree Pipit, Cuckoo, Swallow.
Mill Green — Fryerning — Ingatestone. Seven members at-
tended this meeting. Thirty-five species were recorded. Members
were able to watch and hear the Lesser Whitethroat, and were
also able to compare its song with that of the Common White-
throat. Nightingales are still present in this area. Birds seen or
heard were as follows: —Lesser and Common Whitethroat, Chiff-
chaff, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Nightingale,
House Martin, Swallow, Swift, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush,
Blackbird, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Jackdaw, Rook, Bull-
finch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Robin, Cuckoo, Blue Tit, Great Tit,
Nuthatch, Tree Pipit, Long-tailed Tit, Linnet, Yellow Hammer,
Heron, Dunnock, Partridge, Starling, Wood Pigeon, Wren.
Hartswood, Childerditch, Brentwood, June 12. Four members
attended. Birds noted were as follows : —Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great
Tit, Marsh Tit, Tree Pipit, Wren, Greater-spotted Woodpecker,
Dunnock, Robin, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Black-
bird, Cuckoo, Carrion Crow, Turtle Dove, Chaffinch, Blackcap,
Chiffchaff, Starling, House Martin, Swallow, Tree Sparrow, House
Sparrow, Jay, Jackdaw, Common Whitethroat (27 species in all).
Epping Forest survey area, June 26. Three members attended
this meeting. The following birds were noted : —Robin, Blue Tit,
Great Tit, Starling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Nuthatch, Dun-
nock, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Garden
Warbler, Blackcap, Greater-spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Song
Thrush (17 species).