The 23rd was a CES session but we joined the group to do some areas on the south side of this site with a view to enhancing the days catch with some non CES birds. The south side is an open area with large bramble patches and some 20 foot scattered tree growth, some in small clumps/copses which look good for Redstarts or Flycatchers, but the West side of London is nto a hot spot for them in the migration period unfortunately. Watching birds in this area every autumn it is obvious there are large feeding flocks moving around consisting mainly of Sylvia Warblers and Chiffs. We set two double 60s around one area of shrubs/brambles and other in a small copse area, a total of only 240 ft of net. The CES consists of about 1000 feet of nets, plus another 160 non CES nets. The days total came to 151 of which 63 were in the CES area and the majority of the rest came from out 4 60s which gave a fairly decent ft/bird catch rate.
Moult on adult Garden Warbler
Ringing station.
Copse
Species for the day come to:
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Wren - 1 (1)
Dunnock - 5 (2)
Robin - 5 (2)
Blackbird - 1 (1)
Song Thursh - 1
Sedge warbler - 2
Reed Warbler - 1
Lesse Whitethroat - 3
Whitethroat - 35 (4)
Garden Warbler - 20 (2)
Blackcap - 30 (1)
Chiff-chaff - 10 (3)
Willow Warbler - 2 (1)
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 2 (1)
Treecreeper - 0 (1)
Bullfinch - 0 (2)
