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Other migrants seen were Sedge Warbler,
Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Swallow
and Yellow Wagtail and we heard the
unmistakeable song of a Grasshopper Warbler.
In total 36 species were seen and 1 heard-
Two surprising things were the large number of
Yellowhammers seen feeding with mixed flocks of
Finches and Sparrows and the absence of the
Chiffchaff.
JOHN BATH
BIRD GROUP MEETING, DANBURY COMMON,
"12TH MAY, 1989
It was a cold, dull, windy evening on the
Common so that very few birds were actually
seen, but despite this the air was full of bird
songs. The eight people attending identified
14 species during an hour long stroll. These
were: Cuckoo, Robin, Whitethroat, willow
Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Wren, Song
Thrush, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Linnet, Yellow-
hammer, Woodpecker (Lesser Spotted ?) and, most
important, the Nightingale. Certainly two
different birds were heard, one in particular
treating us to all the variations and richness
of its song and alone making the meeting well
worthwhile.
JOHN BATH