No ringing today, birding only. We were surprised to find so much surface water collecting in depressions to form impromtu pools and rivulets trickling along tracks and paths.
We really don't seem to have had that much rain. This seems to be the result of moderate rainfall onto ground, still saturated from heavier than usual rain throughout the winter.
We worked the Southside of the common and have some interesting records.
Bird species seen -
Cuckoo, Wood Lark, Tree Pipit, Red Kite, Blackbird, Stonechat (3M, 2F, 2Juv), Dartford Warbler ( 7 - all very busy and probably feeding young), female Redstart, Chaffinch, Northern Wheatear, Swallow, Jay.
Other birds heard included Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Goldcrest.
We really don't seem to have had that much rain. This seems to be the result of moderate rainfall onto ground, still saturated from heavier than usual rain throughout the winter.
We worked the Southside of the common and have some interesting records.
Male Stonechat
Cuckoo, Wood Lark, Tree Pipit, Red Kite, Blackbird, Stonechat (3M, 2F, 2Juv), Dartford Warbler ( 7 - all very busy and probably feeding young), female Redstart, Chaffinch, Northern Wheatear, Swallow, Jay.
Finding birds in the most newly cleared areas is a bit of a challenge.
Other birds heard included Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Goldcrest.