Last Saturday morning we met before daylight to open up Paul's nets with a view to targeting more thrushes. Redwing and Fieldfare were playing through one MP3 player and given that Paul had heard a Yellow-browed calling on Friday another MP3 was set to play the call of this tiny eastern gem. It was with much surprise that a Yellow-browed Warbler was extracted on the second or third net round. Given that I had ringed the previous bird caught on Thursday, Richard, Paul's younger trainee was given the honour. Not bad in his first year of ringing.
As expected a good number of thrushes were caught and whilst the emphasis on Saturday was Blackbirds a few Redwing and Song Thrushes were also ringed. Hopefully more easterly winds will see another good wave of Redwing and Fieldfare move across the North Sea into Norfolk and Suffolk.
Yellow-browed Warbler - ringed 15 Oct 2011
Totals - 56 new, (6) retraps
Wren - 1
Robin - 5, (4)
Blackbird - 26
Song Thrush - 2
Redwing - 8
Blackcap - 1
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Goldcrest - 2
Great Tit - 2, (1)
Chaffinch - 2
Goldfinch - 2, (1)
Siskin - 1
Lesser Redpoll - 3
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