We met with ESA & RMA at 6.30am and had all 8 nets up pretty quickly. The area seemed rather quiet so we thought, at first, that we'd picked a day with fewer birds about to go out.
We didn't have a particularly busy first round but the catching was steady and we got some species that are not regularly captured at the site. There were no noticeable mixed flocks passing through and there were few Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, so there is still more migration, hopefully, to come. As usual, Blackcap was the most common species in the catch.
Total: 100 (20)
Wren -1 (1)
Dunnock -2
Robin - 6 (3)
Blackbird -1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler -2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat -16 (5)
Garden Warbler -8
Blackcap - 42 (9)
Chiff-chaff - 3
Goldcrest - 2
Blue Tit - 4 (1)
Great Tit - 3
Starling - 1
Linnet -1
Bullfinch - 1 (1)
Reed Bunting - 3
We didn't have a particularly busy first round but the catching was steady and we got some species that are not regularly captured at the site. There were no noticeable mixed flocks passing through and there were few Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, so there is still more migration, hopefully, to come. As usual, Blackcap was the most common species in the catch.
3JP Goldfinch
3J Starling in main moult
Adult Garden Warbler
3JM Reed Bunting
3JP Lesser Whitethroat
For the third visit in succession there were men in high viz jackets on site. Activity around the imminent Solar panel farm and planned flood relief channel is increasing and when work on the second of these projects begins, in two or three years, we expect to lose access. The proposed channel will run straight down the track visible in the images above.
Total: 100 (20)
Wren -1 (1)
Dunnock -2
Robin - 6 (3)
Blackbird -1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler -2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Whitethroat -16 (5)
Garden Warbler -8
Blackcap - 42 (9)
Chiff-chaff - 3
Goldcrest - 2
Blue Tit - 4 (1)
Great Tit - 3
Starling - 1
Linnet -1
Bullfinch - 1 (1)
Reed Bunting - 3