Easterly winds have been forecast for today for the past week. John and I arrived at the coastal park and it was still blowing easterly with fog. It looked good for a mega or good numbers of migrants, however the day started slow with a few blackbirds and a blackcap being trapped. Throughout the day the birds trickled into the nets and a total of 50 birds were trapped. Frustratingly a woodcock got out of a net just as I got to it. Today was likely to be one of the last sessions in the coastal park as migrant numbers drop off. Depending on the weather a session may be done at the weekend.
Ringing totals included 26 blackbird, 10 robin, 5 redwing, 4 song thrush and blackcap plus a single siskin.
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