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Chiffchaffs (1 Viewer)
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Adey Baker
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My first was 'chiff-chaffing' away on Sunday morning.
Great to watch too, as he flew out over the river, flapped his wings vertically to hover, as if hunting insects in the air, then back onto the branches.
pcurpb
The Inevitable Mippit
I've heard at least 3 birds singing at Fairburn Ings, tho' two are certainly over-winterers... which raises the question of just how many 'first arrivals' are in fact 'never went-ers' now reaping the benefit of having hung on in there... and this after (what the young at least believe to be!) a particularly harsh winter.
carlj
Well-known member
Fair point that, as overwinters are reported more and more. Can't recall encountering any down our stretch of river over winter, but who's to say that a "migration" may well have been to the south of the country, rather than further afield?
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Heard my first of the year Sunday morning, from my garden between Wrexham and Mold in north Wales. If they are over winterers then they haven't been doing so very locally; I watch from the garedn a great deal and haven't had Chiffchaff since a single bird on November 29th (30th?) last year, and that's the only one since 8th October.
James
James
Pam_m
Well-known member
A good point raised! We will not know which we have seen or heard, 'first arrivals' or 'never went-ers'! Still a joy to see and hear on their return to our local patches though!:t:
tjbirdofprey
Dorset birder in Spain
heard one singing yesterday while walking in the purbecks but could not locate the bird:C
Mark Grantham
Well-known member
Had a couple of calling birds in Suffolk two weeks ago and two more in east Norfolk yesterday - no singers yet...
Keep an eye on BirdTrack to follow the arrival (bottom graph is most informative), which does seem to be a little bit earlier than last year:
http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s422-20-09.html
And for those that haven't, register now to add you own records and help make the picture more complete - www.birdtrack.net
Mark Grantham
BTO
Keep an eye on BirdTrack to follow the arrival (bottom graph is most informative), which does seem to be a little bit earlier than last year:
http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/results/s422-20-09.html
And for those that haven't, register now to add you own records and help make the picture more complete - www.birdtrack.net
Mark Grantham
BTO
ian hamilton
mackem born and bred
heard my first of the spring singing this morning
Pete Mella
Getting there...
Got my first one singing this morning on the way to work.
oncebittern
Steve Sheehan
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