Another fantastic ringing
day with the light wind moving into the north and cloud cover coming and going
throughout but warm and sunny in the afternoon; it was by far the biggest
ringing total so far this year with an excellent 665 new birds caught during an all-day effort with the main species
comprising 283 Robins, 149 Chiffchaffs and 111 Goldcrests supported by 34 Wrens,
20 Dunnocks and 26 Blackcaps. The
highlights in the day’s catch were a smart first winter Barred Warbler (the second of the autumn), a Marsh Warbler and a Great-spotted Woodpecker along with other
little bits including Tree Pipit, 2 Redstarts, 3 Reed Warblers and the first 3
Bramblings of the autumn.
Birds overhead and away from the nets were few and
far between (mainly because we had no time to look around!) but did include a
White-tailed Eagle, a Merlin, a Common Buzzard and a few Sparrowhawks cruising
around, a Spotted Flycatcher in the garden and 70+ Golden Plover while overhead
passage was limited to a few Chaffinch, Brambling and Siskin flocks along with
a few White Wagtails and Tree Pipits.
Barred Warbler
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Brambling
Chiffchaffs were everywhere today!
as were Robins - this one checking out the wine ropes
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