A cloudy morning with barely any breeze. Ideal for ringing at Morton Bagot so Tony and Anna were doing just that by the time I arrived. Before reaching them, I had already logged my first three Redwings this autumn heading south, and clocked a juvenile Peregrine sitting on a pylon (the first since May).
Tony greeted me with news that I'd arrived just in time. What he meant was that they'd just caught a Stonechat. Surprisingly this would be the only one I'd see this morning.
I spent much of the morning vizmigging while the ringers got on with catching whatever they could. My tally for the morning was 15 Redwings, 51 Lesser Redpolls, 27 Meadow Pipits, six Siskins, four Skylarks, six Greenfinches, six Linnets, three Pied Wagtails and a Yellowhammer.
Ringing Stats
Today's highlight came after I'd left the ringers and was heading for the flash field. Alerted by calling crows I spotted a juvenile Goshawk heading north-west and had time to photograph it before it disappeared from view.
A rather better effort than my last one. At least this time the streaked sides of the breast can be seen in the shot.
The flash field itself was disappointing; just the usual Teal and Mallard with one or two Snipe and a Green Sandpiper.
Back in the field where Tony was ringing I photographed what I took to be a Puffball fungus.
Finally I'll mention a visit to Earlswood on Tuesday. I saw very little, just a handful of Meadow Pipits, two Swallows and two Skylarks. Also a very pale bellied Cormorant among 19 others.
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| Cormorant at Earlswood on Tuesday |
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