Two more RAS sessions

The previous roost attempts at the jetty haven't put off Alan L, and on the evening of Wed 13 July he tried again (with Andy's help).  Despite about 50 Starling flying past (soon after their arrival), and about 500 Sand Martin appearing very briefly, no "roost species" were netted.  The catch was just 3 + (3).

The following day, Jerry and Andy had a morning session at the jetty, and in good catching conditions (though a bit breezy from mid morning), they had a reasonable catch of 22 + (1).  

The majority of the Reed Warblers caught were adult females, suggesting they have finished breeding and had started to disperse around the Lake, and only a handful of juveniles were caught.

On Fri morning, Jerry was in rb2, and was joined by Willow (for her first taste of reed bed ringing).  Some mid morning drizzle (not forecast) necessitated deployment of the umbrella for an hour or so.  The catch was reasonable (in numbers and variety), with a total of 21 + (14).  In contrast to the jetty, most of the adult Reed Warbler were males, and included three eligible for our RAS - the first ones after about 20 hours without any "new retraps".

The species mix for the two sites was 

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, 

Wren (1), 

Robin (1), 

Redstart 2, 

Blackcap 2 + (1), 

Garden Warbler 1, 

Willow Warbler 3, 

Chiffchaff 2 + (1), 

Sedge Warbler 3, 

Reed Warbler 25 + (12), 

Blue Tit 1 + (1), 

Treecreeper 1, 

Bullfinch 1, 

Reed Bunting 4 + (1).