8th September 2015
Staff: MMJ, JRD
Weather: calm day
Projects: Ringing,
Standardised ringing
We got an interesting day at Vallen with some good species such as Bearded reedling and wryneck and the first bluethroat of the year in Vallen. TOTAL of 39 birds (34 news and 5 recaptures). Numbers of recaptures have drop down, indicating the movement of birds. Mosto of the individuals caught are juveniles.
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 1
Robin ( Erithaculos rubecula) 1
Bluethroat ( Luscinia svecica 1
Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus schonobaeus ) 2
Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) 5
Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 7
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) 3
Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) 4(1)
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius colliuro) 1(2)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) 1
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) 1
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) 7
Great tit (Parus major) 0(1)
Blue tit (Cyanistes caruleus) 0(1)
MMJ