Birding The Nothe
Dunnock Prunella modularis
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2004 - Resident, breeds. Nine singing males noted on the early date of 24 Feb. Generally lower nos than last year, with just a suggestion of an autumn passage, with an unusual autumn max 13 on 7 Oct. Ads seen carrying food on 28 May. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
2003 - Resident, breeds. 10 singing males noted on 2 Apr. Overall, higher nos than last year, with the usual high counts in spring when many singing males are evident, but higher than usual nos continuing through the autumn. Max 15 on 19 Mar. Juvs seen on 11 Jul. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
2002 - Resident, breeds. 9 singing males noted on 30 Mar. No obvious change in records through the year; counts tend to indicate visibility with high counts in spring when many singing males. Juvs seen on 22 June. Max count 13 on 22 Jun. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
2001 - Resident, breeds. No obvious change in records through the year; counts tend to indicate visibility with high counts in spring when many singing males. Juvs seen on 11 June. No evidence of autumn passage. Record max. count 20 on 22 Mar. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 2 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
2000 - Resident, breeds. 3 singing males counted on 22 April, but this is surely an underestimate. No obvious change in records through the year. Juvs seen on 18 July. Slightly higher autumn counts indicate autumn passage Oct/Nov. Max. count 19 on 3 Nov. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 4 |
1985 - Resident. Max. count 11 on 10 May. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
1984 - Resident. Max. 12 on 1 Mar. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
1983 - Resident. Max. 12 on 22 Sep. Monthly maxima as follows :
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Max. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
1982 - Resident. Max. 6 on 30 Nov.