Another productive morning on Salisbury Plain today despite early morning fog which gave a rather chilly start to the morning.
Blackcap's are still streaming through the area with 71 ringed of which over 85% were female which may mean that all the males have already passed through.
We caught every common warbler species except Grasshopper with Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat making their first appearances of the year and another nice Redstart late on. Also, 2 Nightingale's on site which spent the morning singing continuously.
Whitethroat numbers have increased greatly since last week with a good 20 or so singing from the tops of the gorse bushes. One we trapped today had originally be caught here in 2012 and we called trapped a Willow Warbler from 2012. GD OF
107 new, 29 retraps.
Sparrowhawk 1, Wren 2, Dunnock (5), Blackbird 3(5), Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Whitethroat 5(3), Lesser Whitethroat 2, Garden Warbler 1, Blackcap 71(2), Willow Warbler 5(6), Chiffchaff 3(4), Long Tailed Tit 1(1), Blue Tit 1(1), Bullfinch 2(1), Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 2, Linnet 4, Yellowhammer (1)
