We (DKL, MRB, BC & Margaret) managed to get a session in before the heavy showers forecast for the afternoon began. We had seven nets up and the wind was lower than expected in the early morning. It seemed relatively slow with ones and twos coming in after rounds, except for two decent rounds as roving flocks connected with the nets set along the path. We took all but two nets down as some very heavy clouds came over, with a few spots of rain, at about 11am, not wanting to be in the position of having a lot of birds awaiting extraction if the rain were to start early.
We finished on 48 birds with Chiffchaff as the leading species. A Willow Warbler with a fat score of four was consistent with a bird well into its preparations to move on, but there has been no repeat of the bumper captures of Phylloscopus warblers in late August (and early September) of last year. If large numbers do pass through, the likelihood is that there will be no ringers available to catch them due to commitments abroad.
Totals: 37 (11)
Wren - 1 (1)
Dunnock -0 (2)
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Blackcap -10 (1)
Chiffchaff - 12 (2)
Willow Warbler - 4
Goldcrest - 1 (1)
Blue Tit - 4 (3)
Treecreeper - 1(1)
We finished on 48 birds with Chiffchaff as the leading species. A Willow Warbler with a fat score of four was consistent with a bird well into its preparations to move on, but there has been no repeat of the bumper captures of Phylloscopus warblers in late August (and early September) of last year. If large numbers do pass through, the likelihood is that there will be no ringers available to catch them due to commitments abroad.
Totals: 37 (11)
Wren - 1 (1)
Dunnock -0 (2)
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Blackcap -10 (1)
Chiffchaff - 12 (2)
Willow Warbler - 4
Goldcrest - 1 (1)
Blue Tit - 4 (3)
Treecreeper - 1(1)