Session: 13-Sep-2016 07:00 to
11:00hrs
Headlines: Very misty on
arrival and the sun was just peeping over the treetops. There was quite a lot of
phylos activity in the enclosure as well as the surrounding scrub
so it looked promising. A good capture of Chiffchaff followed while Blackcap numbers
were very disappointing for mid-September and probably one of the last Whitethroat I will capture this year, mind you I keep thinking that.
For the first time this season no Willow Warblers so it looks like return
migration for them is all but complete. Remembered to put a ring on the Reed Bunting this time;
don’t think it was the one released un-ringed a week ago though. Today's Goldcrest should be the
first of many from now into October as birds from further north and Europe move here
for the winter. Another enjoyable session.
Weather: misty early clearing
to bright sun, calm and warm, cloudy periods later with a light breeze.
Present: JL, GB, SC
Nets: 48metres in three rides
of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:15 to 10:30hrs
Lure (audio): Blackcap,
Chiffchaff, Firecrest, Goldcrest, Willow Warbler, Redstart, Stonechat, Green
Woodpecker intermittently
Capture (New/Recapture) 26 (24/2) : Blackcap
2/0, Blue Tit 1/0, Chiffchaff 17/2, Goldcrest 1/0, Reed Bunting 1/0, Robin 1/0,
Whitethroat 1/0
Recaptures: 2, both Chiffchaffs ringed 53days ago and not recaptured
until now (wonder where they have been in the interim.)
Age Range: all 1st CY except
adults: Chiffchaff 2, Robin 1 (all in or finishing moult)
Sightings 23 Species: Probably
missed a few today.
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Blackbird 4+
Blackcap 3+
Blue Tit 2+
Buzzard 1+
Carrion Crow 2+
Chaffinch 2+
Chiffchaff 20+
Coal Tit 1+
Goldcrest 1+
Goldfinch 3+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1+
Great Tit 2+
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Green Woodpecker 3+
House Martin 5+
Jackdaw 2+
Jay 3+
Magpie 4+
Reed Bunting 1+
Robin 5+
Stonechat 2+
Whitethroat 2+
Woodpigeon 10+
Wren 2+
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