Early Migrants

Areas of high pressure and winds in the right direction have meant early arrivals of summer migrants this year. Whitethroats are one of these species and I caught 2 at Sandy Smith Nature Reserve yesterday along with a Grasshopper Warbler.



Above: A Common Whitethroat



Above: A Grasshopper Warbler

A list of what was caught in order of appearance (retraps in brackets): 21 birds of 9 species:

Whitethroat 2 (0)
Chaffinch 1 (1)
Great Tit 0 (4)
Blue Tit 1 (0)
Reed Bunting 2 (0)
Wren 2 (1)
Grasshopper Warbler 1 (0)
Long Tailed Tit 1 (1)
Goldfinch 4 (0)