Tuesday 11 August 2015

Wintersett 11.08.15

Up to 21°C and sunny with a light westerly this morning.
Anglers CP: Black-necked Grebe 1 juvenile,  Little Grebe 1,  Pochard 1,  Gadwall 3.
Wintersett Res: Common Tern 4 and Water Rail 1.  Cetti's Warbler 4 - an adult male, an adult female and 2 juveniles.
31 birds were ringed today, including: 7 Reed Warbler,  4 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat,  3 Blackcap,  6 Chiffchaff,  3 Willow Warbler, 2 Treecreeper and 2 juvenile Cetti's Warbler (a male and a female).  An adult female Cetti's was also retrapped. This adult female Cetti's was first ringed on June 8th 2014 and retrapped, several times, up to September 22nd 2014.  This year it was trapped on the 1st May and not again until today, showing just how elusive these birds are.

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