Monday 19 December 2016

Wonderful Starling roost at Chelmarsh

Sunday 18th December 2016:

Dave, Joe, Stuart, Dave B - more work clearing the side of the scrape followed by a roost attempt to catch Starlings.  Only a few caught, but treated to an estimate c2,000 birds - most of which went down either towards net 7 of CES or on the reservoir.

Birds caught:

Blue Tit  4 (3),  Great Tit 3 (3),  Wren 0 (1),   Reed Bunting  15 (6),  House Sparrow 1 (0),  Starling 11 (0)

Also seen:  28 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, Teal,  Cetti's Warbler,  Sparrowhawk

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