Reed Bunting
It seemed very quiet, which was a combination of a very high tide -meaning the estuary was empty and the local birds have got down to the business of breeding and nest building. The only things of note were c100 Swallows + c20 Sand Martin hawking low over the water and possibly a 4th Grasshopper Warbler territory. The smart male Reed Bunting above has been knocking about for weeks but has always managed to avoid the nets, until today.
The ringing was very slow with only 7 new birds and 9 retraps but new warblers are always a bonus. The pair of Blackcaps caught look ready to breed, with the female showing a good brood patch.
Female Blackcap brood patch
Ringing Totals 06/05/2015
New Retrap
Blackcap 2
Bullfinch 1
Goldcrest 1
Reed Bunting 1 2
Stonechat 1
Willow Warbler 3 2
Wren 1 2
Total 7 9
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