We were on site for 05:30am to find the weather forecast had been overly optimistic and it was windier than expected. We kept nets up until 11am and finished on 18 birds of only 4 species.
We thought there may have been Sedge Warblers going through as we seemed to catch rather a lot considering the habitat is not really suitable for breeding. A bird carrying fat score 2 seemed to add weight to that idea.
Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Total: 14 (4)
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Sedge Warbler - 7 (1)
Whitethroat - 6 (1)
Wren - 1 (1)
We then checked out some local owl boxes, finding no Barn Owls, but ringing a couple of Jackdaw young from one box, and a brood of 10 Blue Tits from a tit box fitted to the wall of the barn.
One of two Jackdaw pulli