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Saturday 31 August 2013

Nightingale

A Nightingale has been found in Cardiff on the Radyr Flood-plain at 10am, seen well but then lost into dense cover at c10.15am. Still being searched for at present by the observers. This is the first in the recording area since 2002. [per DJJ]
Update at 11.45 - no further sightings since original observations. [per DJJ]
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1 comment:

Dan said...

The bird was perched up in an elder for c.5mins at ST141802. it then flew into dense cover and, despite an hour's search, was not seen again.

31 August 2013 at 12:40

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