We had another pleasant morning monitoring birds at the Delta end of Attenborough Nature
Reserve. We set nets in a new line along the edge of woodland and into a small clearing.
We were kept quietly busy, the majority being resident species in breeding condition. The two
Song Thrushes, although caught separately and presumably not a pair, were a good addition to
the usual fair. We continued the scrutiny (and debate) over Wren’s wings, and finished on the
high of a Magpie which we deemed to be a young female.
We processed a total of 37 birds: Chiffchaff 1, Treecreeper 3, Wren 4, Long-tailed Tit 2,
Blackcap 5, Great Tit 5, Blue Tit 8, Robin 3, Dunnock 3, Song Thrush 2, Magpie 1.
Holly
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