Only 5 nets up today with a total of 93 captures. Twenty of these were retraps, showing that Whitethroats and some Blackcaps are staying on site. We have been noticing that a lot of the birds do not yet appear to be gaining sufficient weight for migration. Of the adult Whitethroats, we are noticing that all are female with no sign of the males. As in spring the males generally seem to move ahead of the females.
Seven Blackbirds was above what we would normally expect and the presence of Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler on the record sheet added to the sense that autumn migration is gathering pace.
Juvenile Willow Warbler
Juvenile Sedge Warbler
Totals: 73 (20)
Robin - 0 (2)
Dunnock - 3 (1)
Blackbird - 7
Song Thrush - 3
Dunnock - 3 (1)
Blackbird - 7
Song Thrush - 3
Reed Warbler - 1 (1)
Sedge Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 23 (10)
Garden Warbler - 10 (0)
Blackcap - 19 (5)
Chiffchaff - 3
Willow Warbler - 2
Great Tit - 2 (1)
Sedge Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 23 (10)
Garden Warbler - 10 (0)
Blackcap - 19 (5)
Chiffchaff - 3
Willow Warbler - 2
Great Tit - 2 (1)