With September just days away, this year is not looking likely to be a great one for this species, since in 2011 the first bird of the autumn arrived on the 27th July, this did prove to be a record autumn passage however, with 35 being recorded, the last being trapped on the 28th September.
All today's birds were aged 3 (born this year), all having fresh warm olive brown upper parts and throats tinged yellow, adult plumage in the autumn would be heavily worn and washed out.
The morning ended with 61 new birds of 9 species, with the expected Sedge and Reed Warblers being the most numerous but 2 Kingfishers (what stunning birds), 5 Willow Warblers, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Robin giving a nice little bit of variety.
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| Grasshopper Warblers - Age 3 |
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| Kingfisher - Age 3 |
Yesterday also saw a number of the group at Lycthett and there was great hope of an Aquatic Warbler with the winds and date being favourable for this species arriving on British shores. Although it was a good Morning with 72 ringed, mainly Reed warbler and Sedge warbler, there was no sign of any Aquatics. So it looks like last years tally of two, will not be repeated, since the winds have swung again and look likely to stay with a degree of westerly in them, beyond the main dates of passage for this species. The value of the mornings session was also lifted by two Sedge Warbler Controls, (controls being birds rung elsewhere) as it is this information that can add to knowledge already gained from the ringing scheme/tell us more about the movements of individual birds and their species, of which can also contribute to their conservation.
During the ringing session there were also some good birds to be seen with Osprey and Peregrine overhead.
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