Any break in the weather is worth an attempt to put a net up at the moment, so three of us had a
mid-week session at Skylarks this morning. We caught a total of 49 birds, with a nice mix of
warblers - Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff and
Willow Warbler.
We didn’t retrap any of the 150+ birds ringed on recent site visits, which just goes to show how
birds are constantly moving through the site.
Pictured is a Blackbird undergoing an irregular moult in the right wing. Primary 10 is old, it has replaced primaries 9-5 and started moulting its secondaries.
Holly
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