THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE —  created by Valerie Martin, contains scenes from her home village of Findon, West Sussex, U.K.

BIRD RINGING ON CISSBURY — 2007

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Here is Cissbury Ring in all its splendour in December 2007.    The view is looking north.   The Neolithic flint mining area is in the centre with the gorse bushes.      Shipdens Holt is the wood at the bottom right (where Katie disappears looking for rabbits).    The South Wood is centre right.           Photograph by David Hogg of Horizon Imaging.

In February 2008, I was delighted to hear from Brian Clay in High Salvington again.....

"Hi Valerie.....Very sorry for the delay on this but have been busy with a lot of end of year paperwork that has to be sent in to the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) otherwise we will get struck off as ringers!

I’ve attached a Word document which I hope comes through OK. Let me know if you have any problems as I can easily send it in a different format.

I saw a Firecrest last week at the top of the zig-zag by the windmill – almost in my garden!

All the best,  Brian.

CISSBURY RING TOTALS FOR 2007...

Blackbird 120
Blackcap 439
Blue Tit 66
Chaffinch 12
Chiffchaff 235
Dunnock 90
Firecrest 6
Garden Warbler 13
Goldcrest 39
Goldfinch 5
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Great Tit 68
Green Woodpecker 3
Greenfinch 14
Lesser Redpoll 4
Lesser Whitethroat 12
Long-tailed Tit 104
Marsh Tit 2
Pied Flycatcher 1
Redwing 7
Reed Warbler 7
Robin 103
Sedge Warbler 1
Song Thrush 69
Spotted Flycatcher 3
Whitethroat 39
Wren 33
Yellowhammer 2

Thanks so much for the list, Brian..... I just love reading what I have missed seeing flying around the Ring.

I just can't believe the totals sometimes..... for instance, I have not seen a bullfinch on Cissbury since I have lived here.... I only see LBJs (Little Brown Jobs) that I struggle to identify.

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