With fewer and fewer migrants about now we went to the filter lagoons for what may be one of our last summer sessions. It turned out to be a good decision as we caught 4 new species for the site, giving a distinctly autumnal feel to the session despite the warm sunshine.
Juvenile Cetti's Warbler
We have always thought it strange that we have never heard Cetti's Warbler at the site. It does not seem likely that this bird was bred here, but if it stays and we recatch it, then we'll know that we were correct about this being a good site for what they need.
Age 3 female Sparrowhawk.
We hadn't even seen this bird before it turned up in a net. Juvenile female, possibly in the area following flocks of passerines moving through.
Juvenile male Grey Wagtail, captured in the net across the stream.
3 male Greenfinch
A very worthwhile session, some nice records of species not caught here before, a few summer migrant species, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat included and some adults well into their primary moult.
The team for today was CL, DKL, DKH & FB.
Total: 38 (1)
Blackcap - 11
Blue Tit - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 10
Coal Tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Greenfinch - 2
Grey Wagtail - 1
Reed Warbler - 5
Song Thrush - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Whitethroat - 1
Wren - 1