Chiffchaff

16 Mar 2012 Chiffchaff by Jenny Brewster

Although migration might seem to be a little slow getting started this year, the reporting rates for Chiffchaff, Sand Martin and Wheatear are just beginning to pick up, right on cue. Some Chiffchaffs winter in Britain and Ireland, so the first songsters may be wintering birds making the most of warm days in early spring, rather than birds that have just arrived back. Over the next couple of weeks, however, the expected rise in reporting rate will surely be down to returning migrants. Exciting times to be BirdTracking!



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