The first of two demonstrations organised for the summer holiday period at Deepdale Farm. The weather held and didn't become too windy until the visitors had gone. Most nets benefitted from a degree of shade and this helped to stop birds noticing nets in the bright conditions.
Seventeen birds were captured giving a nice smattering of species for our attendees to see. Only five birds were adult and of those three had already started main primary moult.
The summer seems to have barely started and already summer migrants are preparing to leave.
This Whitethroat still had a brood patch of code 4 and has begun to moult out her primary feathers, P10 just starting to grow, P9 and P8 still in pin and P7 to P10 not yet dropped. Signs of body moult across the nape.
Totals: 16 (1)
Blackbird - 1
Blackcap - 2
Blue Tit - 2
Chiffchaff - 1 (1)
Coal Tit - 1
Dunnock - 2
Great Tit - 2
Whitethroat - 1
Wren - 4