Roost/morning session at the jetty (morning visit 4)

Jeremy tried the roost again on 30th, and had a bit more success than last time. The Sanma/Swall tapes again attracted some Reed Warblers, and despite a Hobby still targeting the roost (now about 400 birds - mainly Sand Martin), a few found their way into the net. The session ended with 26 + (3). The following morning Andy and Jerry had a relatively quiet session at the jetty (despite conditions being good), with 23 + (8). The species make up was 1 Swall, 14 Sanma, 25 + (10) Reewa, 5 Sedwa, 2 Wilwa, 1 Chiff and 1 + (1) Bluti. The territorial Reewa are now dispersing through the reed beds, having completed their breeding cycle for the year, and two more retraps have been added to our RAS study. During July, a further 501 birds were ringed - a respectable total, as the goose roundup was at the end of June this year.

The jetty site at the bird hide, our easiest site for 
access

Finally, another cracking sighting on the compost heap, another Grass Snake, maybe a different one as it looked slightly shorter and much slimmer.