We started the morning with a couple of Woodcock flying over in the semi-dark before any nets were set. We have seen fewer birds on the wild seed crop these last couple of sessions, but today's catch was interesting nonetheless with two very unexpected Chiffchaff captured along the hedge where buntings wait between forays into the seed crop. This is a very unusual capture for December, one being the Scandinavian abietinus race, and they were not associating with either of the Lotti flocks that managed to find our nets.
Age 4 Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus c.abietinus) Sandinavian race
Paler underneath than collybita, olive upper parts
Age 3 Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus c. collybita)
Male Yellowhammer
Another Reed Bunting for the darvic marked project
Total: 29 (13)
Blackbird - 1
Blue Tit - 0 (4)
Chiffchaff - 2
Dunnock - 4
Long-tailed Tit - 8 (7)
Reed Bunting - 8
Robin - 0 (2)
Wren - 2
Yellowhammer - 4