best birds: Whitethroats and Stuff

Another ringing season at Port Lewaigue on Friday with 8 new birds ringed

2 Blackcaps male

1 Willow Warbler

2 Song Thrush

1 Robin

1 Dunnock

1 Greenfinch

I have Guest staying at the momnent and the best weather for taking them out on the boat was today and with the tides the way they were we had to be in the water for 10:30.

As always i had checked the wind for today last night and it was giving 3mph.

So i went for it this morning with a 5 oclock start and headed up to Smeale to ring in the gorse and willow scrub.

Nice morning with

5 Willow Warbler

1 Chiffchaff

Pair of Reed Bunting

Pair of Chaffinch

Pair of Greenfinch

1 Whitethroat

and

1 Lesser Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

then a quick pack up and off out in the boat where we saw plenty of Black Guillemots, Guillemots, Razorbill, Kittiwake, Fulmars No Puffin as yet. And its Haddock fish cakes for tea.

Caught 2 Coalfish which were just over the 14 inch landing size allowed.

Haddock