Another day of very low wind and an attempt to catch Water Pipit. We could see them over the field next to where we had erected nets but they would not be attracted to our catching area and a couple of Meadow Pipits were the only marshland birds to find our nets.
Meadow Pipit
We had also put up a couple of single nets along the line of the old railway line and most of the catch came from these nets. We had a nice mix of thrushes showing some interesting features.
Heavily marked 1st winter Redwing
1st winter Fieldfare male
(note large amount of dark colouration in centre of crown feathers denoting male)
6 retained greater coverts
indicating this bird has not yet been through a complete moult and
was therefore hatched this year.
Ist winter male Blackbird.
Unmoulted feathers (brown contrasting to moulted black) include all primaries & secondaries, primary coverts, alula and some tertials. All retrices and contour feathers have been changed.
Total: 18
Meadow Pipit - 2
Blackbird - 13
Fieldfare - 1
Redwing - 2
Blackbird - 13
Fieldfare - 1
Redwing - 2