This morning was the last possible mist netting day for the next week with westerly winds forecast.
I set just two nets by the office building from 09.00 to around 13.30 with 61 birds captured.
The nets were then taken down as larger numbers of local retraps were being caught and the wind was becoming too strong.
The majority caught were Goldfinches (20 ringed plus 14 retraps). Small numbers of Dunnock, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit and Blue Tit were also trapped.
The star of the morning was a Yellow-browed Warbler caught and ringed with colour rings as part of a National project to help learn more about The Autumnal movements of the species and their wintering grounds.
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| Yellow-browed Warbler |
South shore (Malcolm) 08:30 -09:00
Linnet 45
Wheatear 6
Reed Bunting 1
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| Wheatears |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Just a fraction of the Shelduck |
Wigeon 50+ around Red Nab, many obscured by the rocks.
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| Wigeon and Shelduck |
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| This caterpillar was behind the foreshore rocks. It was huge! I estimated 7.5cm |
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| I placed it on a rock, expecting it to crawl off and show its full length. But it curled up in a ball and played dead! I returned it to safe cover. It turned out to be a caterpillar of a Fox Moth. |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
Good to see the pond full of ducks and a Cormorant but very frustrating having no camera...
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| Immature Eider |
Little Egret 4
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| Oystercatcher and Knot |
