Net 1 (nearest the entrance) didn't do a thing until 9.am when it presented me with the first juvenile Willow Warbler of the year.
Juvenile Willow Warbler starting PJ moult (female)
Net 2, near base camp and at the junction of the two meadows, got off to the usual good start and then dried up, only to get going with a late flurry around the 10.am mark.
Lesser Whitethroat undergoing PJ moult
Net 3 is across the long grass and, unlike the other two nets, parallel to the stream in front of a bank of low Alders. It warmed up slowly but ended in a great crescendo of warblers and tits - with another Kingfisher thrown in.
Today's 'top dollar' was Net 1 that only collected five birds all morning; a 30 year quest for a Dipper came to an end with a juvenile male, that eventually flew away (after ringing, natch) whirring like a clockwork toy!
The young Dipper, C.c.gularis
Today's scoreboard:
62 for 18 spp (+ 3 r/t)
Kingfisher 1 - a 3rd juv
Dipper 1 - male juv; a first
Wren 1 - juv
Dunnock 3 - PJ juvs
Robin 2 - PJ juvs
Blackbird 3 - juvs
Song Thrush 2 - 5M & juv
Reed Warbler 1 - juv; another first
Les. Whitethroat 1 - PJ juv
Whitethroat 2 (1) - 2x 5M & r/t 5F
Blackcap 9 (1) - 2x 5F, 5 juvs, 2 PJ juvs, r/t 5F
Chiffchaff 13 - 1 ad male old, 8 juvs, 4 PJ juvs [7x=M,5x=F]
Willow Warbler 3 - juvs, all 'ladies'
Lotti 5 (1) - all juvs
Blue Tit 6 - juvs
Great Tit 2 - juvs
Greenfinch 6 - juvs, even sexes
Goldfinch 1 - almost a 1J
Ye olde speckled hen?
Tomorrow is a special day - more about that another time.
[see "Thank you, Bob"; Tuesday July 12]
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