A morning with 32 captures, with the vast majority being birds hatched this year. Little wood seems to be a good place for the young birds, some having already grouped into feeding flocks and a couple of these passed through during our session, only one group finding the nets in any numbers.
Juvenile Coal Tit
It is just possible to see that the new lesser coverts are coming through as part of the post juvenile moult. The patch of feathers above the white tipped median coverts look greyer and although it is possible to see some dark centres ( less clear here than in the hand) it is still unclear whether this bird is male or female.
A young Blackcap had already been ringed on the 11th of the month and has probably just moved a short distance from the ringing site of another group just across the road. We await details for confirmation.
The only adults were a couple of male Blackcaps, two Dunnocks and a male Whitethoat.
The Whitethroat was looking rather worn and had already started to
moult the secondary flight feathers with primaries no doubt soon to follow.
Total: 29 (3)
Wren - 5
Robin - 1
Dunnock - 1 (2)
Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 3 (1)
Chiffchaff - 7
Coal Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 7
Great Tit - 3