Norfolk Rivers Trust, Ingoldisthorpe - 9th May 2026

 On the last chance to get out before a spell of poor weather we managed 22 birds, including 7 retraps, a couple being their third year of capture.

Reed Warbler

Male Whitethroat

The male Barn owl was hunting but disappeared quite quickly as he was successful within 2 minutes of turning up, and after sitting in the trees by our base for a short while, set off, presumably for one of the boxes on the farm, with the vole that he'd caught.

Total: 15 (7)

Blackcap - 4
Cetti's Warbler - 0 (1)
Chiffchaff - 2 (1)
Reed Warbler - 3 (2)
Sedge Warbler - 3 (1)
Song Thrush - 1
Whitethroat - 2 (1)
Wren - 0 (1)

Deepdale Farm - 7th May 2026

 Finally possible to get out following my operation we started with a small and relatively easy site. We put up 5 nets and managed 23 birds.

We had fewer retraps than expected and the Whitethroats were a bit of a surprise as they have usually used the field next to us, but that has no bird seed crop currently probably explaining the switch to nettles and brambles for feeding areas.

Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Total: 17 (6)

Blackcap - 3
Blue Tit - 1 (1)
Chiffchaff - 0 (3)
Dunnock - 0 (2)
Lesser Whitethroat - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Whitethroat - 7
Wren - 2