Saturday, March 29, 2008

Very early Sat 29th!

Muster at 5am. Proceed to Spit. Erect 3 nets at western end. Coffee.
Todays tally - 2 m.Chiffs (new), pr LTT, 4x Gt. Tits (3 x 2CY, 3 x females), 3 Wrens, 2 Dunnocks (pr?), 1 m.Blackbird (from Oct.05), 1 f.Bullfinch, 1 m.Reed Bunting.
Packed in at 8am - wind becoming excessive.
At 5am, the Jackdaws were still in roost, although some of them were moving about. 15 minutes later, they all took off over the main lake in a tremendous hoo-haa. The sun was very bright early on and the Kingfisher came roaring over, doing circuits of the Fingers, shouting its head off to anybody who cared to listen. Fantastic to see. David & John sauntered past just before 8; whilst passing the time of day, a Water Rail shot from one side of the spit to the other. The Greenfinches woke up as we took the nets down.
We must be daft getting up this early. [More to come from beginning of May for 4 months!]

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