The Magpie's Hoard: First of the summer migrants

Friday, 31 March 2006

First of the summer migrants

Today I saw my first summer migrants: a ring ouzel and, about two weeks later than last year, a wheatear.

31 Mar 2006 21:44:56 | Nature, Weather and Seasons

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Wheatear is one of my favorite birds. I'm waiting for one to show up here...

Posted by: Nuthatch | Thursday, 20 April 2006 at 09:10 PM

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