Sunday 15 March 2015

Bletchingley - 14 March 2015

We can always rely on a decent catch when we visit our friends, Ralph and Pat, and net birds around their feeders.

Being a bit windier than we would have liked, we only put up three nets and they totalled 90 feet of coverage.  As usual, there was a steady stream of birds making a nice change to what we have come to expect from Winter mist netting locally, this year.


One of several Goldfinches caught

We always capture a lot of tits, but today was the first time that we got a Marsh Tit.

5F Marsh Tit

Among the Great Tits was this individual with discoloured plumage. The feathers showed more than usual wear and breakage

 Great Tit 

 5F Jay 

 Collared Dove

After six hours we left the birds to their feeding and retired to The Bletchingly Arms for a good feed ourselves. Thanks again to Pat and Ralph for free rein of their garden, bacon rolls, tea and coffee.


Totals: 76 (7)

Collared Dove - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Wren - 1
Robin - 3
Dunnock - 3
Blackbird - 4 (1)
Blue Tit - 21 (4)
Great Tit - 29 (2)
Marsh Tit - 1
Jay - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Goldfinch - 7