The second CES visit of the season was carried out on
Sunday by Duncan, Gary, Sue and I. The morning started overcast with rain but we
continued down to the site as the rain was forecast to stop. We waited in the rain until 0635 when it did stop and then put up the
nets. The skies soon cleared to blue with a light breeze.
The catch was slower
than last week. We ended with 36 captures (22 new/14 retrap) made up of: Magpie 1/0,
Blackbird 3/0, Song Thrush 1/0, Dunnock 1/2, Robin 1/2, Blackcap 3/1, Chiffchaff
1/2, Blue Tit 3/1, Great Tit 0/5, Long-tailed Tit 1/0, Treecreeper 1/1,
Bullfinch 4/0, Greenfinch 2/0.
The Greenfinches were only the fifth and sixth ever
caught on our CES visits. The oldest retrap was a Dunnock from 2012.
Kev
Blue Tit and Magpie (S. Lakeman)
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