Wraysbury GP - 12th September 2018

Rain first thing meant a lie in and a late start. Under a cloudy sky there were no House Martins, but there were definitelty Meadow Pipits around and quite a lot of Chiffchaffs, feeding in the Hawthorns by the gate and making forays into the tall, dark red stems of some weeds plants that hasn't faired well against the weedkiller sprayed to kill the vetch.

We put up a couple of nets to try for Pipits (that could double for hirundines if the chance arose), two nets along the access track and three other singles. We stayed until about 2pm as the pipit catching was very slow going and most other nets were no longer catching well.

Meadow Pipit aged 3

Lesser Whitethroat aged 3

Total : 58 (7)

Meadow Pipit - 11
Robin - 3
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Blackcap - 14 (1)
Chiffchaff - 23 (5)
Willow Warbler - 3
Goldcrest - 2
Blue Tit - 1