Who would have guessed it was October when the temperature hit 27 degrees C. Wind speed over night was very light so we were hoping for a sprinkling of migrants. We had four ringers present today so we put up as many nets as possible, which included a new net ride for this autumn. We were not disappointed by the days catch. A
yellow browed warbler was trapped early in the morning and was retrapped in the afternoon. A second
yellow browed was located in Marsden Hall. Song Thrushes and redwings were the first ringed of the autumn. However the best birds of the day included a
willow tit (only the second for South Tyneside) which was trapped and ringed and two nuthatch (one in gardens on Shearwater estate and a second in Marsden Hall)!!
Ringing totals - 12 blue tit, 10 song thrush, 5 robin and chiffchaff, 4 great tit and chaffinch, 2 redwing and coal tit and goldcrest. Singles of goldfinch, blackcap, garden warbler, willow warbler,
yellow browed warbler, wren, dunnock and
willow tit.
yellow browed warbler © Adrian George
willow tit © Adrian George
Jason extracting a blue tit © Adrian George
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