The second visit was made to the feeding site at Broomfield Hall today. Apart from the feeder nets we put up a few satellite nets again, using sound lures on these (Redwing, Hawfinch, mixed finch and Long-tailed Tit/Goldcrest mix). Only the Redwing and Goldcrest calls were successful in attracting birds to the nets. The feeding area was quiet again and generally the whole site seemed quieter than last week. The conditions for mist-netting were again ideal being very calm and overcast. We had a reasonable catch of Redwing away from the feeders. The nets at the feeders produced a small catch of 24 birds, mostly tits. Josh set a few spring traps for Pied Wagtails but only managed to catch a robin. We ended the day with 50 birds captured of 10 species. The catch comprised of Wren 1, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 4, Great Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 7, Robin 5, Chaffinch 3, Dunnock 4, Redwing 19, Blackbird 1.
Other observations on site were reasonable numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare passing over, a Sparrowhawk that did not ‘stick’ in the net and a calling Nuthatch.
Kev
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