A first trip out to monitor the birds sharing their habitat with the Baconsthorpe beavers.
The vegetation had grown somewhat since we last visited the area, a patch of head height ferns along one of the paths being difficult to manage while carrying kit and after rain during the night. Needless to say, we were soaked by the time the first two nets were up, but dried off as the sun shone more strongly and the breeze stiffened.
We captured a good range of species, Marsh Tit, Goldcrest and Treecreeper included among the resident birds with Chiffchaff and Blackcap representing migrants that journey to spend a few months in summer to breed here.
Age 5 female Blackcap
Marsh Tit juvenile
Treecreeper, age 3
Goldcrest young, no post juvenile moult on the crown so no indication as to whether it's male or female.
Total: 32
Wren - 1
Robin - 2
Dunnock - 1
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 12
Goldcrest - 3
Marsh Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Robin - 2
Dunnock - 1
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 12
Goldcrest - 3
Marsh Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 1
Treecreeper - 1