Caister beach
Welcome to the ENRG blogspot. We hope you enjoy reading about the bird ringing activities and experiences of the group.







Saturday 10 September 2011

Chiff's on the move.

We arrived at Winterton just after dawn on Saturday 10th Sept, conditions were very muggy, complete cloud cover and a light SW getting fresher as the morning wore on, by the time we packed up it was a nice 21 degrees C.
As the nets were erected 2 or 3 Chiff's were heard calling, but not much else. Luckily we were in for a few more than that.  It was a good morning for Chiff's and Blackcaps with the added bonus of a juv Spotfly.


The first full grown Spotted Flycatcher we have ringed since 2001!

45 new birds were ringed, amazingly no retraps were caught.
Wren 1
Dunnock 1
Robin 2
Blackbird 1
Whitethroat 1, A late moulting adult.
Blackcap 13 ,  10 Males and 3 Females.  All juveniles apart from one.
Chiffchaff 17, 2 adults the rest juveniles.
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blue Tit 4
Great Tit 1
Bullfinch 1, an adult female still with a brood patch.

Dave and friend.

A Swift was seen flying over and a Marsh Harrier flew South down the dunes.
Several Speckled Wood butterflies were still on the wing with numerous Common Darter's about, including the male that took a liking to Dave's hat! A Migrant Hawker was also seen.

No comments:

Post a Comment