An excellent day, wonderful variety amongst the birds ringed and some unusual field sightings.
It’s that narrow window in the year when we host departing summer visitors and arriving winter visitors at the same time with Swallows and Redwings together in the mist nets.
Also ringed today, Yellow-browed Warbler, Stonechat, Meadow Pipits, 3 Firecrests and 2 Zitting Cisticola amongst other species.
The Red-rumped Swallow ( reported in an earlier post) was the stand out field sighting, also Woodlark and Merlin.
Approximately 120 Swallows, 6 Sand Martins and 4 House Martins moved through the island between 1030am and 1230pm.
Photo; this morning’s Zitting Cisticolas.