A day at Lound Lakes to round the year off

After having narrowly missed out on catching a Woodcock last time when setting up in the woodland ride at Lound Lakes I decided to try and get there a little bit earlier which obviously meant that none came in but at least the nets were ready this time.

The morning wasn't overly cool so I wasn't expecting a busy first round as birds wouldn't be rushing to the feeders and as it turned out the morning was at a nice and steady pace with a few birds each round making for a relaxed session. A higher number of thrushes caught than usual but the predominant customers still remain Blue Tits and Great Tits. Finches seem to have cleared off; onto nearby farmland perhaps.

Redwing

Immature (5) Blackbird showing a few brown unmoulted greater coverts

In the afternoon a short attempt made in the Wildlife Garden to catch some retrap Blue Tits and Great Tits that had been ringed this year as nestbox pulli was thwarted by the sudden arrival of a Long-tailed Tit flock. 

Woodland Totals - 29 new, (16) retrap

Robin - 4

Blackbird - 4

Redwing - 1

Goldcrest - 1

Long-tailed Tit - 1, (1)

Blue Tit - 14, (10)

Great Tit - 4, (5)

Wildlife Garden Totals - 24 new, (3) retrap including a control

Dunnock - 2

Robin - 1

Long-tailed Tit - 13 new

Coal Tit - (2) including a control 

Blue Tit - 4, (1)

Great Tit - 4

Female Blackbird at Lound Lakes