Val kindly agreed that I could go ringing but shoot off at 9am as I'd played it cool with the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler yesterday and was beginning to worry. It turned out to be a productive ringing session, with
Spotted Flycatcher and
Reed Warbler the headline birds caught by the time I left. At this point we had also processed 39
Blackcaps, 15
Goldcrests and six
Chiffchaffs. Birds noted included a juvenile
Peregrine, three
Siskins, a
Tree Pipit, seven
Yellow Wagtails, a
Grey Wagtail, 15
Meadow Pipits, two
Yellowhammers, a
Bullfinch, 40
House Martins, 10
Swallows, two
Ravens and a
Tawny Owl.
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Cissbury Ring |
After eventually getting parked at Farlington Marshes, the
EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER gave itself up nicely to the appreciative crowd, with a
Garden Warbler nearby and two flyover
Yellow Wagtails.
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| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Farlington Marshes |
