Still no large numbers of autumn migrants coming through so we focused on the few Meadow Pipits on the marsh fields. We got five with a bonus Rock Pipit, the second for the group. We also had a small single through a hedgerow.
During the morning small groups of Bearded Tit started to erupt from the reedbed of the adjacent land. We thought it might be worth trying for them although we had no reedbed to encourage them into. Some birds were seen to return back to their reedbed and having erected the least promising net possible, we captured 5.
2M Bearded Tit
2F Bearded Tit
The Bearded tits appeared to be paired up and 3 pairs were caught, although one male escaped the net. These were a new species for the group and for CVG, as was the Rock Pipit.
Rock Pipit, age 3
Total: 21 (2)
Bearded Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 3
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Goldcrest - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 2 (1)
Meadow Pipit - 5
Rock Pipit - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Wren - 1