With Wraysbury being so good for warbler numbers, it's easy to rather neglect Stanwell. But, we went today and I was reminded why this is actually my favourite site. We put up three doubles and ended on 78 birds of 17 species. Diversity was such that we dipped into the box for rings of sizes that are rarely used on three separate occasions.
A new underground cable has been laid through the north end of the site where we ring and that has provided some ideal new places to try nets without the need to strim since an area was cleared in advance of the work. Today things worked rather well.
Kingfisher aged 3F
Lesser Whitethroat juvenile
Cetti's Warbler juvenile
Reed Warbler juvenile
Totals: 75 (3)
Wood Pigeon - 1
Green Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Kingfisher - 1
Green Woodpecker - 0 (1)
Kingfisher - 1
Wren - 4
Robin - 2
Dunnock - 3 (1)
Blackbird - 2
Robin - 2
Dunnock - 3 (1)
Blackbird - 2
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Sedge Warbler - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 19 (1)
Garden Warbler - 7
Blackcap - 20
Chiffchaff - 5
Great Tit - 2
Magpie - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Sedge Warbler - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 19 (1)
Garden Warbler - 7
Blackcap - 20
Chiffchaff - 5
Great Tit - 2
Magpie - 1