This morning we set nets in the reedbed and at the opposite end of the lake just a few metres from the River Colne. After the initial reedbed catch, the birds from that part of the site soon began to dry up. The other nets proved quite productive, intercepting some large mixed flocks as they travelled between a large clump of Japanese Knotweed and brambles. We had some Hirundines low down but their eyesight was just too good to fly into the nets.
Totals: 78 (2)
Wren -2 (1)
Robin -5
Dunnock - 4 (1)
Blackbird - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 11
Sedge Warbler - 2
Whitethroat - 4
Garden Warbler -2
Blackcap - 14
Willow Warbler -2
Chiff-chaff - 15
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit -4
Great Tit - 6
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Jay - 1
Goldfinch - 1
Garden Warbler aged 3
Goldcrest 3JJ
Reed Warbler - all 11 birds captured were juveniles
Reed Warbler with banding on wings, tail and coverts, the result of poor
feeding in the nest when this part of the feathers were forming.
feeding in the nest when this part of the feathers were forming.
Jay aged 4
On leaving the site we found many Hirundines and Finches along the access road where two Redstarts, one a male and the other a female/immature type, were also seen. Although we did try for an additional catch we were unsuccessful, gain just an additional four birds, and had to settle for 80 birds for the day.
Wren -2 (1)
Robin -5
Dunnock - 4 (1)
Blackbird - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 11
Sedge Warbler - 2
Whitethroat - 4
Garden Warbler -2
Blackcap - 14
Willow Warbler -2
Chiff-chaff - 15
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit -4
Great Tit - 6
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Jay - 1
Goldfinch - 1