A second try near the coast after autumn migrants had been seen, went rather better than the previous day and much better than we expected. We managed 56 birds, and rather too many were Blue Tits, but we were very pleased to capture 3 Pied Flycatchers. They each appeared in different nets and at least two of the three were certainly heading East. We saw a fourth un-ringed PIEFL as we packed up so it seemed that the birds seen further West over the past few days are steadily making their way along the coast, slightly inland.
The first Pied Flycatcher that's been caught at an Iceni BMG site.
We've not caught a Piedfly since we last ringed in Cyprus a few years ago,
so the reference books were useful.
4M Pied Flycatcher
3F Pied Flycatcher
Juvenile Lesser Whitethroat
Total: 54 (2)Blackcap - 10
Blue Tit - 27 (1)
Chiffchaff - 7
Great Tit - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Pied Flycatcher - 3
Robin - 1 (1)
Wren - 2