Sunday 11 December 2016

Excellent Reed Bunting roost catch - missed the Starlings

Sunday 11th December 2016:

Joe, Dave, Linda, Stuart
More work on the side of the scrape clearing trees etc.

Hedge nets put up for feeders, and 2 nets on iron path and 2 to side of scrape in hope of catching roost of Starlings present over last week or so.

Birds caught:  Coal Tit 1 (0),  Blue Tit 15 (6),  House Sparrow 2 (0),  Dunnock 1 (0),  Reed Bunting 32 (2),  Great Tit 1 (1),  Marsh Tit 1 (1),  Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 (0),  Long Tailed Tit 1 (5),  Lesser Redpoll 1,   Nuthatch 0 (1),  Starling 1 (0)

Total birds caught:  74

Also about:  Buzzard,  Teal,  Cetti's (v active at dusk, ignored tape lure all afternoon),  500+ Starling,  Pied Wagtail

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