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3.55 Robin
4.04 Woodpigeon
4.06 House Sparrow
4.08 Yellow Hammer
4.15 Crow
4.15 Whitethroat
4.26 Wren
4.30 Swallow
4.50 Chaffinch
We were very disappointed by the absence of
Nightingales and a few other species we had
expected to hear. However, it was a
wonderful experience marred only by the
absence of Michael Parker - we wish him well
and look forward to the next dawn chorus
meeting under his leadership and expertise.
ADRIAN VERNON & MARGARET MITCHELL
BIRD MEETING, MILL GREEN WOODS 15TH JUNE, 1986
Our usual walk around the Mill Green -
Fryerning - Highwood complex was for once
blessed with fine weather.
The summer migrants held our attention,
naturally, more than the resident species.
Both Blackcap and Garden Warbler were singing
well and invited comparison; the shorter
but sweeter toned phrasing of the smaller
species contrasting with the longer bursts
of Garden Warbler.
On the more open area of Mill Green Common,