Chats and pipits

Just two of us ventured out yesterday to make the most of the calm weather at Gunwalloe. As we've not been able to run the CES this year (due to an inaccessible net ride) we could use 'tape' lures to increase our catch of migrant warblers. It worked!

Our catch of 104 birds was excellent, especially considering most of these came from a single 40' net and a net right out in the open at the edge of the new turnip field. The main species were Whitethroat (19), Sedge Warbler (17) and Chiffchaff (10), though the highlights were three Tree Pipits (the first we've ever caught here) and three Stonechats (two juveniles and an adult male).

Other sessions this weekend have seen the group ringing Spotted Flycatcher and a dozen Grasshopper Warblers at Nanjizal and a very smart Whinchat at Marazion.