Wednesday 17 May 2017

May 17th
After the early morning rain had moved through we had a ringing session on the Marsh south of the railway. Birds we saw included 12 Whitethroats, 1 Wheatear, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Sedge Warblers, 8 Reed Warblers, 10 Swallows N and 2 Chiffchaffs.

Birds ringed 54: Chiffchaff 1, Reed Warbler 6, Whitethroat 9, Linnet 2, Sedge Warbler 2, Chaffinch 2, Blue Tit 25 pullus, Great Tit 6 pullus, Dunnock 1.

We also controlled a French ringed Sedge Warbler.

French ringed Sedge Warbler

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