There have been no blog entries since the Kenya trip, not because we've been doing nothing, but because attempts on Staines Moor (at night) and a try for Red Kites have all been fruitless.
Today we set up eight nets at Stanwell and managed a few birds. We were most pleased with a large female Sparrowhawk. We don't seem to even see many Sparrowhawks these days.
3 female, with a full crop
There were also two retrapped and one new Cetti's Warblers. Z957761 and Z371107 are both adult males. Z957761 was ringed as a juvenile on 14/10/2016. Z371107 was controlled at Stanwell on 28th December 2018 and was still present on 8th August 2019. This bird had been ringed on 26th August 2016 at Stanford Reservoir as a 3J.
Z371107 made a third appearance at the site,
Total: 21 (8)
Sparrowhawk - 1
Meadow Pipit - 1
Wren - 1
Dunnock - 1
Redwing - 1
Cetti's Warbler - 1 (2)
Goldcrest - 7
Long-tailed Tit - 2 (4)
Blue Tit - 3
Great Tit - 3 (2)