Sunday 8 May 2011

Wraysbury GP ringing session - 7 May 2011

We joined the RRG for a session at Wraysbury. The day started under much hesitation. The person with the key to the gate was in bed when they got the call "Where are you?". Rain fell and cleared, but looked as if it would come back again heavier, the forecast was not good, but we persevered and though was a little slow setting up, got through the rest of the session and got CES done. Re-trap and new birds more or less kept level pegging and we had the following new birds Green Woodpecker, Dunnock, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat (3), Whitethroat (5), Garden Warbler, Blackcap (2), Long-tailed Tit (2), and single Blue and Great Tits.

Site records were Little Egret (which suggest they probably are breeding in the nearby heronry), two Buzzards, three Hobbies and a Cuckoo.