MOULDEN HILL
NIGHTINGALE WOOD 27th & 28th
Two sessions at Nightingale Wood, one at the Roves Farm side that has two small lakes, a small reedbed and willow plantations, and the other site in the wood including the adjacent meadow.
Lots of 3J warblers made up almost all of the catches with a great deal of the migrants on their way through which was shown up by the virtual lack of retraps on each day. Roves Farm on Sunday was dominated by Garden Warbler's which must have had an amazing breeding season with 11 ringed followed by another four on Monday in the wood. This takes me on to 78 new for the year with a staggering 53 ringed in just the last 3 weeks.
The reedbed produced 4 new Sedge Warbler's and 3 new Reed Warbler's which is not bad for something you could spit accross. Willow Warbler's are also becoming more obvious with many calling or giving sub-song although we only caught 8 of them.
The best two birds from the two sessions we both from the woodland side with a Grasshopper Warbler in the first net round and a Green Woodpecker in the last.
Another two productive mornings with 136 new and 8 retraps. GD/PD
Green Woodpecker 1, Wren 14, Dunnock 4(2), Robin 3, Blackbird 2, Song Thrush (1), Grasshopper Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 4, Reed Warbler 3, Whitethroat 7, Garden Warbler 15, Blackcap 33(3), Chiffchaff 17(1), Willow Warbler 8, Long Tailed Tit 2, Blue Tit 9(1), Great Tit 7, Chaffinch 2, Linnet 1, Greenfinch 1, Goldfinch 1, Bullfinch 1