A session was planned for Tuesday morning, to take place before the forecast rain at about 10. As it was, there was a short sharp shower at about 8, and other than that it was dry, if a bit windy. Six nets were set in the vicinity of the Discovery Hut, and 25 birds were captured, of 13 species. It was great that a lot of the birds were warblers, including 7 Sedge Warblers, 6 youngsters and an adult.
The 2 Chiffchaffs caught were both hatched this year, one was still in its juvenile plumage, and one had almost completed its post-juvenile moult. A Willow Warbler which had also completed its post-juvenile moult, provided a nice comparison to the 2 Chiffchaffs.
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| Chiffchaff hatched this year (age code 3), which had almost finished its post-juvenile moult |
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| Wing of Chiffchaff showing 3 Old Greater Coverts (OGCs) with slightly browner centres & paler edges. |
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| Chiffchaff in juvenile plumage |
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| Willow Warbler hatched this year, which has finished its post-juvenile moult. |
A Woodpigeon, only the 18th caught by the Group since 2007, was a nice surprise. The pale green eye and the presence of 2 secondaries which were browner & slightly shorter than the rest of the wing indicate that it was probably a 2nd year bird (age code 5).
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| Woodpigeon |
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| Wing of Woodpigeon showing 2 older secondary feathers. |
Ringed | Re-trapped | |
Blackbird | 1 | |
Blackcap | 1 | |
Blue Tit | 2 | |
Chiffchaff | 2 | |
Dunnock | 1 | |
Reed Warbler | 3 | |
Robin | 1 | 1 |
Sedge Warbler | 7 | |
Song Thrush | 1 | |
Whitethroat | 1 | |
Willow Warbler | 1 | |
Woodpigeon | 1 | |
Wren | 2 | |
23 | 2 |
