edenwatcher
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93. whimbrel
A struggle for any migrants to get here against NE winds.
Rob
A struggle for any migrants to get here against NE winds.
Rob
Vilnius.[/B]
Finch mix, including Hawfinches, still busy at the window feeders, but only new addition in a very brief look, a Pied Flycatcher at one of the nestboxes.
38. Pied Flycatcher
Jos Hi...presumably Hawfinches and amongst other things Wryneck are not to difficult to find in Vilnius?
cheers
63) Wheatear, first time seen here on spring passage so wasn't expecting it just yet but very nice to see.
I would not describe either as exactly crawling all over the shop, but both are reasonably widespread. Hawfinch is generally fairly easy to find, particularly in March and April with the return of migrants, would not promise quite as close as the photographs earlier in this thread might suggest however. Wryneck is less common, but still not rare - if you know the call, tracking down birds in late April and early May is not too much a challenge. I will probably get a pair in one of my nestboxes.
94. Bullfinch. Found (and correctly identified) by Daniel, aged 4! It was on a seed tray (never had one on a feeder before) and to our shame we assumed he had misidentified it. However it came back and he was vindicated!
Rob