Thursday, 12 October 2023

Baconsthorpe Castle Wild camp - 12th October 2023

 We had hopes of connecting with winter thrushes, this being such a lovely site, full of berry bearing bushes, surrounded by fields with hedgerows connecting the patchwork of fields to the site, but we caught none. There were a few Goldcrest about and some finches that we haven't been catching there.



4F Bullfinch

Dunnocks were leading species of a of our rather modest catch, including a bird with some form of infection affecting the eyes and beak.

Juvenile Dunnock with infection producing appearance of an ocular ring. Yellow colouration also present at base of lower mandible.

Total: 16(4)

Wren - 2 (1)
Robin - 1 (1)
Dunnock - 4 (1)
Goldcrest - 3 (1)
Chaffinch - 3
Bullfinch -  2
Lesser Redpoll - 1