Picking up at the jetty, but still slow in rb2, and an interesting Reed Bunting recovery

Jeremy was at the jetty on 4th July, and the overcast conditions, and juvenile activity, made for a decent catch. Most of the birds were caught before 07.00, and the total of 25 + (6) included eight new adult Reed Warbler - presumably starting to move around now that the youngsters are fledging. It looks like the BBNP's clearance of the willow scrub, that was encroaching into the reed bed from the end of the wood, has improved the habitat, and the catching potential.


Reed Bunting ringed on 4th July

In contrast, Jerry and Kim were in rb2 on 5th, with the sun breaking through at 08.00. Their catch was just 3 + (8), so maybe the amount of willow scrub, now growing in the reed bed, is impacting on Reed Warblers breeding there. On a positive note, the cows are now in the point field, so are not accessing the area around our ringing table (looking for water?).
In the evening, Alan L tried a jetty roost, but didn't manage to get any of his target species, his catch was mainly Reed Warblers, and totaled 8 + (3).

The accumulated species totals were Reed Warbler 31 + (13), Sedge Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Garden Warbler (1), Treecreeper 1 + (1) and Reed Bunting 2 + (2).

One of the Reed Bunting ringed at the Llangorse bird crop on 8 January 2017, has been caught at Warrington on 9 June 2018, maybe having returned to its breeding site - 517 days, 169 km, 17 degrees.