I knew it was going to be a good day today when as I drove down the estate road early this morning Dave Bunney flagged me down pointing to a Yellow-browed Warbler in the top of his conifer tree, unfortunately it quickly flew north into the next garden and then carried on going North. I joined Owen in walk around the Desert, there was obviously more Thrushes around than there been lately, though not large numbers, a few Redpolls and Siskins flew over but again not large numbers. We continued on into the trapping area hearing a few Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs and finches going over and flushing a few Redwing, Song Thrush and Blackbirds but nor really seeing much. Soon a message from Tom he'd caught not 1 but 2 Yellow-browed Warblers in the same net and a Siberian Chiffchaff there as well. We duly watched him ring the birds and took some quick snaps just before they were released. Not long after another message he'd caught another Siberian chiffchaff, filled shortly after by another about a Bullfinch he'd caught a very scarce bird on the peninsular these days and one just about annual. Several Firecrests and Goldcrests were caught along with good numbers of Redpolls.
Early afternoon I made a visit to the reserve where there were 2 1w Caspian Gulls and 3 Yellow-legged Gulls on Burrowes. On Boulderwall fields 13 Cattle Egrets.
Female Bullfinch the rarest bird of the day on the peninsular
Yellow Browed Warblers
Siberian Chiffchaff
A colder looking Siberian Chiffchaff
One of a number of Redpolls caught today
Godcrest
At least 3 Firecrests also caught today
Still at 2 Dartford Warblers around
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