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Chiffchaff .... Available maps - 1998, 2004 and 2008
Just 15 pairs bred in 1998, but this crashed to just four pairs in 1999. The following year saw a slight rise to six pairs. By 2001 Chiffchaff was back up to 11 pairs and totals remained similar to 2007. From 1998-2007, the year's first three male Chiffchaff to hold territory for any length of time (not including brief hedgerow migrants) all returned to the same two sites. These were one at High Trees and two at Hare Hill Wood. Whether these were the same birds remains uncertain, but it is likely that they were for several years at least.
 
Breeding territories 1998
 
Breeding territories 2004
 
Breeding territories 2008
 
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