Broadwater GP - 23 June 2015

While we have been away on the North American continent, MRB, with BC, have been running the newly set up CES at this site. CES 5 was planned for the 16th June, and all was going well until two additional nets caught a huge roving flock. It was necessary to close some of the CES nets, so the session was no longer CES compliant although 105 birds (mostly from extra nets) were processed. Today was another chance to complete CES 5. The team consisted of CHL, DKL, MRB, PD and Margaret.

We put up the five CES nets, along with the two extras since we had a team of four ringers plus scribe, whereas the abandonned session was running on two plus scribe. We know there can be very large roving flocks at this site, hence only five CES nets for those times when we only have a limited team available. The sky was overcast with no wind or rain as we started the session.

We had a steady trickle of birds from the start including a few Chiffchaffs, quite a lot of Blackcaps, a Treecreeper and the first Garden Warbler of the year.

 3J Treecreeper

   4F Garden Warbler

We caught part of a large flock and had a good round at 10.30am with 20 birds from two nets and finished on a total of 56 birds.

Totals:  47 (9) 

Wren - 1

Robin - 2

Dunnock - 4 (2)

Blackbird -  3

Garden Warbler -1
Blackcap -18 (1)
Chiff-chaff - 4 (3)
Blue Tit - 11 (2)
Long-tailed Tit - 0 (1)
Treecreeper - 1
Chaffinch -1
Greenfinch - 1