A rather quiet morning, but not surprising as we've reached that point in the year when winter migrants are no longer gathering into large flocks and birds have already started to drift back to the continent. The vanguard of the summer contingent are just starting to put in an appearance with sightings of arriving warblers, wheatears and hirundines few and far between.
In this context, we were quite pleased to capture and ring our second Chiffchaff (first arrival processed 18/03 has moved on) at this site. We also marked our first Yellowhammer.
Also of interest was a retrapped Wren. Thanks to the immediacy of DemOn, the data recording programme used by the BTO, we know this bird was ringed in 2018 and has not been encountered since. The precise location will be known in due course although we suspect it has only travelled from a neighbouring site.
Total: 5 (4)
Wren - 1 (2)
Dunnock - 1 (1)
Blackbird - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Chaffinch - 0 (1)
Yellowhammer - 1