Friday, 10 April 2026

Sculthorpe Moor - 10th April 2026

 We captured 18 birds at the moor today. The session was particularly notable, not for what we captured, but rather for what we didn't. Despite singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, we didn't catch a single one. This particularly contrasts with our last couple of days out with Chiffchaffs captured, but not one today. We think this is down to no birds going through and all the birds we could hear having settled into their own territories.

We caught our first Sedge Warblers of the year and also a second Willow Warbler. Considering that we only caught two throughout the entirety of 2026 let's hope this heralds a better season for the Willow Warblers.

Willow Warbler

Sedge Warbler

This male Blackbird was ringed as an adult in 2024. I didn't photograph it then, 
so may not have had the flecking of white feathers at that time.

Total: 15 (3)

Blackbird - 1 (1)
Blue Tit - 2
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 3 (1)
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Robin - 1
Sedge Warbler - 4 (1)
Willow Warbler - 1