Wednesday 23 August 2017

Wilstone Reservoir 20th August 2017

Weather: calm, then light breeze
JT, MC, JS-J and new starter Jen
Report by Johne

A slow start that gradually became quite frenetic. Willow warblers and Whitethroats present but as yet not the influx of Blackcaps that by this time last year was well underway. The outer net at net ride one did well with two Kingfishers and a second year male Sparrowhawk caught. All the retraps were Wilstone birds, the oldest being a 4 year old Reed Bunting. Two Pipistrelle bats were successfully extracted, the first ones of the year, along with some hornets too.



New
Retrap
Total
Blackcap
11
5
16
Blue Tit
3
3
6
Bullfinch
1
1
2
Chiffchaff
9
1
10
Dunnock
1
1
2
Goldcrest
1

1
Great Tit
1
1
2
Kingfisher
2

2
Long Tailed Tit
3

3
Reed Bunting

1
1
Reed Warbler
20
5
25
Robin
1
1
2
Sedge Warbler
5

5
Sparrowhawk
1

1
Whitethroat
3

3
Willow Warbler
6

6
Wren
6
3
9




Total
74
22
96

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