Friday 17th June 2011

The day consisted of a moderate south-westerly wind and complete cloud cover. Migrants moving through in a southerly direction were 1 Fulmar, 2 Curlew and the highlight being 1 Little Egret. A Reed Warbler was heard calling early morning within the Bird Observatory compound, it was later trapped and ringed. A 2nd year old female Magpie was trapped and ringed early morning, caught in the Observatory's heligoland trap. This is a species not often ringed at Landguard, probably as they are very clever birds so they know how to avoid mist nets, also being quite large they can wriggle out if they do happen to get caught! 8 birds ringed today; 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 1 Linnet and 1 Dunnock.