A total of 37 birds today, 9 being birds previously captured at this site. Clear signs of the breeding season drawing to a close among the Reed Warblers with females now showing BP4 or BP5 and some known males now without CP. There are young around, mostly now foraging into the adjacent farm field. A few are showing accumulation of fat in preparation for moving away from the lagoons.
Best birds were a recently fledged Cetti's Warbler and juvenile Kingfisher, This is the first Kingfisher known to have been around the lagoons, so the land owner was extremely pleased with that record.
3F Kingfisher
3J Cetti's Warbler in post-juvenile moult.
Total: 28 (9)
Blackcap - 6Blue Tit - 1 (1)
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 4 (1)
Dunnock - 1 (1)
Kingfisher - 1
Reed Warbler - 9 (5)
Robin - 2
Sedge Warbler - 2 (1)
Song Thrush - 1
A brief session at Dersingham Bog later that afternoon allowed us to gather more evidence on Nightjar movements beyond Dersingham Bog by retrieval of a GPS tracker from a female Nightjar, with an incidental pellet, cast while in the bird bag retained. This will be examined for further evidence regarding feeding behaviour. Also three young ringed from 2 nests.