We've been wanting to try for a roost at the Hawk & Owl Trust for a while and had chosen this date as rain was not in the forecast. The forecast turned out to be a little optimistic and we walked to the site in the rain, with the hope that the grey clouds would pass and a little ringing possible. We were able to drop nets (just 3 18ms) at about 19:30. We caught quite well and there were a few birds for new trainee KL to start learning extraction and handling techniques on. Of the 22 birds in all, most were Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler, one adult Reed Warbler being well prepared for departure having a fat score of 2 and muscle score of 3. We also captured the first Sand Martin and Pied Wagtail not only at Sculthorpe but also for Iceni Bird Monitoring Group.
Image quality is poor as flash is not used to avoid dazzling the bird prior to release.
Total: 22
Pied Wagtail - 1
Reed Bunting - 6
Reed Warbler - 9
Sand Martin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 5