A quiet, but quality, start to October

The unsettled weather continued into Oct, and there were few opportunities for ringing. Jeremy tried an afternoon/evening session on Wednesday 2nd - catch of 9 + (2), followed by a morning session on 3rd - catch of 12 + (5). Jerry was meeting the Park wardens on Thursday 10th, and as the rain was not due to arrive until late morning, he put the scrub nets up. He was playing Redpoll/Siskin/Redwing, but the first round produced just one Blue Tit, so he thought he'd try a Yellow-browed tape at GN5. Walking just 5m to the gate, he saw a "bright" warbler in GN4 - bingo !!, if only every bird was that easy. His session ended on just 6 birds, including a Bullfinch that was released un-ringed as growths were beginning to appear on its feet. The species mix for the three sessions was - Wren 2 + (2), Robin (1), Blackcap 8 + (1), Chiffchaff 2, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 2 + (2), Blue Tit 3 + (1), Great Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 1, Siskin 1 and Bullfinch 2