Sussex Ornithological Society Firecrest Survey Crowborough 18/04/2018

Today I completed the first of three Firecrest surveys for the SOS (Sussex Ornithological Society) in my selected square, TQ52##. It was a lovely day, with sunshine throughout. While I was there for an hour between 0900 and 1000, it was still cool. The birds were in full song, and I identified ten Goldcrest and five Firecrest territories, which made it quite a success. I do not expect all of them to produce young, as there is a good chance that some of the singing males will not be able to find a mate. All the same, I have hopes that at least one of them might produce something worth recording...