Saturday, 29 August 2015

Saturday 29th August 2015

Constant Effort Site session 12, Heather and I met at 05:30 am and had all the nets up by 06:10hrs.

It was a very quiet session with only 17 caught, including Treecreeper, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Robin, Wren!!, Blue Tit Dunnock, Blackbird and the star was a first for the site a Green Woodpecker.

Robin

Juvenile Cetti's Warbler

There were plenty of dragonflies around including darters, and hawkers.


Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta

The six hour session ended at 12:00pm.

Adult Chiffchaff, adults undergo a complete moult after breeding. with a full set of new feathers this bird is ready for that journey across the Mediterranean.


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