The weather over the
last few days has been mixed but one thing that has been fairly consistent is
the drop in temperature which may have affected the movement of birds from the
continent. Dave Harris found a new Walton bird in a Red-rumped Swallow which
had me covering the lakes last night in case the bird moved in the Farms
direction. The bird was however still present at Island Barn this morning.
This morning I was
up at fruit loopy o clock to assist Devilbirder bird banding on 100 Acre. The Owls were still vocal despite a tiny bit of mizzle but it seemed warmer than the previous days. Would
this be a good day in the nets or another weather blocker!
It turned out to be
our best day so far in the nets with numerous Reed Warbler that were new arrivals. One bird was a control which
is likely to be a returning bird from a previous year. New Blackbird were moving through this area in relative numbers. Fat and muscle ratings are taken from each bird giving an indication of the health of the new arrivals before they are released.
100 Acre had a
Greenshank that kept disappearing only to re appear on a bed behind our
temporary base. A bird was seen on Jim’s pit which only appeared to have one
leg and was using it very well to hop about the bed eventually hopping into
flight and back in the direction of where we had left a two legged bird. Was it
just resting a leg or were there two birds? Common, Green Sandpiper, Little
Ringed Plover and a few Lapwing completed the wader contingent in this area. Red Kite was also noted. This species has been almost a
daily occurrence lately with three birds on some days.
It was good to see a mix of waders on the sludge beds hopefully it will pull a few more into the area over the next few days!
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