Slowing Down

Ian and I went to the 'obs' yesterday and it was very quiet and it felt for the first time that autumn was really slowing down. We had the nets up in the dark and hoped for a few Thrushes to be tape lured own, but all we caught was a single Redwing. We ringed 24 birds as follows (recaptures in brackets):

Redwing - 1
Greenfinch - 17
Goldfinch - 2
Meadow Pipit - 2
Wren - (1)
Blue Tit - 1 (1)
House Sparrow - 1
Dunnock - (1)

House Sparrow

Blue Tit

The vis was equally quiet with just 6 Reed Buntings, 40 Meadow Pipits, 45 Greenfinch, 4 Linnets, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Carrion Crows, 2 Jackdaws, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Rooks, Skylark, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Alba Wags, 2 Siskin and 5 Goldfinch.

 Greenfinch