Migrants trickling through

7/09/17

After a quiet day at Nyrud yesterday ringing wise, we chose to again open nets on our Vaggatem site in the hope of attracting in some migrating pipits and buntings. Despite our bests efforts though, we only managed 5 Meadow Pipits, despite lots of activity around the nets, however we faired better with Buntings, with 8 Reed processed. Willow Warblers again made the bulk of the catch, with 9 ringed.

Bluethroats again added a fair bit of colour to the day, and retraps on previous days proved that birds are still hanging on before their migration,

Todays for today are below:

Species	Totals
Willow Warbler	9
Reed Bunting	8
Great Tit	6
Meadow Pipit	5
Bluethroat	4 +2
Greenfinch	2
	34+2

As per usual, the team journeyed up to Birk Huskey for our annual evening meal. As well as great food, we managed a bit of birding around the site, with the highlight going to a low flyover from a Taiga Bean Goose as it flew along the river. The evening meal was enjoyed in the Long house, with a crackling fire and a cold beer.