A plan to try for Meadow Pipits went somewhat awry when we had rain before 7am. This wasn't forecast on our weather app, and we decided to wait until it had passed and start a bit later. On arriving at around 10am there weren't many pipits. But, we could see quite a few Skylark so we set up a tringle with a double as a backstop. The wind was stronger than forecast too and it looked as though our efforts might have been for nothing as the nets were wind affected with birds flying over and around them but rarely entering the catching zone. We put up a single 6m in the hedgerow, just to increase our chances of having something to do. As it turned out that was a good move, for of the 22 captures only two were from the 5 net configuration for pipits and larks with the rest from the 6m single.
We were quite pleased to get a couple of Blackcaps. Also saw an adult and two young Whooper Swans fly over and land in the adjacent wetland.
Total: 21 (1)
Blackcap - 2
Blue Tit - 3
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Goldcrest - 3
Great Tit - 2
Long-tailed Tit - 8
Meadow Pipit - 2
Wren - 1