A couple of images from 10th June of a juvenile Great Spot. and the beginnings of its wing moult.
A quiet day - CES ringing produced only 13 birds, 6 of which were retraps incl. a Blackcap from 2005. There were 90 Mallard loafing (in ecclipse) on "Lily Pads" and the Mandarin. The GCGs seem to have lost one of their 4 chicks. There was a cacophony at 05:30 when the Crows & Jackdaws left the roost; no count; but over 100 birds heading off over main lake. Green Wood very evident - one seen feeding young on a mown path. 4 Great Spots flew over in procession. Two family parties of Goldfinch, one of 7 birds. Turtle Dove starting singing as the sun came out late morning.
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