A rare still day allowed us to get out at Leighton Moss . We were hoping to catch some of up to 5 unringed Bearded Tits which are visiting the grit trays but we only caught ringed birds. Reed Buntings though were good with a catch of 22 bringing our total for 2014 to 193 almost 100 up on 2013 and still time for more. Like many other species they seem to have had a very good breeding season.
Our ninth Cetti's Warbler for the year was interesting. It was a retrap from November 2010 but it had not been retrapped in the intervening 4 years.Singing males in spring have built up over the past 3 years. There was certainly at least five at Leighton and 2-3 in other parts of the reserve and many suitable but difficult areas not checked, but we still catch only small numbers although the nine this year is the most ever. But they certainly are worth ringing one ringed at Leighton on 13/03/2010 was caught at Farlington Marsh Hampshire on 25/04/11and on 4 other occasions into 2012 a distance of 389 kms south.
The Bearded Tit gritting season continues apace up to yesterday we had logged 227 sightings of colour ringed birds. At total of 75 different birds were involved. Of these 36 were adults and 39 birds of the year.
John
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The Middleton Cetti's Warbler caught on 28/9/14 with a ring from elsewhere was ringed about 100km to SE at Wintersett Res, Wakefield
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