As the beaver enclosure isn't providing for the capture of a lot of birds, we will now be dividing our efforts between the enclosure and a rushy area not far from the compound fence. Today we tried this other area and set up two double 18ms, a single 12m and a two panel 12m along with an 18m near to where we were based.
The session went quite well with 27 birds captured. We caught our first Grasshopper Warbler for the site with supporting Sedge Warblers (8), Blackcap (3) and Chiffchaff (3) on the record sheet.
A pair of Cuckoos were in the area but evaded our nets
Totals: 26 (1)
Blackcap - 3
Blackbird - 3
Blue Tit - 2
Chiffchaff - 3
Grasshopper Warbler - 1
Great Tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 0 (1)
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 8
Song Thrush - 1
Whitethroat - 2
Wren - 1