13/05/2012 Another very quiet session this morning. Breeding birds are very territorial at this time of year and most females are sitting tight on eggs. Consequently birds aren't moving around much and trapping totals tend to be low. Within the next couple of weeks, however, things should pick up, as young birds start to fledge.
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| In the absence of interesting birds, this spider's web presented an early morning photo opportunity! |
Today's totals (ringed and retraps) were:
blackbird (2,0)
blackcap (1,0)
blue tit (0,1)
chiffchaff (2,1)
great tit (1,0)
blue tit (0,1)
chiffchaff (2,1)
great tit (1,0)
robin (2,0)
whitethroat (1,0)
willow warbler (1,1)
whitethroat (1,0)
willow warbler (1,1)
DAY TOTALS: 10 ringed (7 species), 3 retraps
NEW SPECIES: none
OBS: brown hare 2, roe deer, orange tip butterfly and a tawny owl hooting in the woods at 10am!
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| Great tit nestling, almost ready to fledge |
A check of the nestboxes around the ringing hut revealed a rather dismal picture, reflecting the recent spell of bad weather. The 'pullus' great tit above was the sole survivor of one brood, but looks healthy enough, if somewhat grumpy! Hopefully we'll catch it as a free-flying adult later in the season.
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