Wraysbury GP - 16th August 2020

We managed to fit a couple of hours in at the start of the day in anticipation of a few windy days during the coming week. A total of 49 birds were processed. This included five retraps, ringed no more than a couple of weeks before. There seemed to be few birds around despite reports of falls along the east coast. We decided that those may be continental migrants as opposed to birds from the UK. We noticed several trees down along the road skirting the lake, and later found out that there had been a 'mini tornado' through Wraysbury on Wednesday the 12th, with very heavy rain, hail the size of golf balls and strong swirling wind. There have been weather warnings about thunder storms in the UK over the last week. We wondered whether this had pushed many birds on, and had anything to do with the low catch both today and at Stanwell Moor on Thursday the 13th.

Totals: 44 (5)
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 2 (2)
Whitethroat - 12 (1)
Garden Warbler - 8 (1)
Blackcap - 14 (1)
Goldcrest - 1
Blue Tit - 2
Great Tit -  1
Goldfinch - 1