With the winds southeast to east 2-3 I met up with Phil my trainee at 8 oclock
and went to a new site behind the track at an old green house site we put up two
18 metre mist nets in two hours we caught 7 birds before the wind became 3-4
and with strong sun light I decided to close the nets the birds we caught 2 Great tit 2 Robins

1 Black bird 1Wren 1 Song thrush

With this year starting like 2012 finish it was good to do some gulls at Chouet Landfill at
the weekend with Paul, With 19 new Herring gulls rung and Four re-traps, One off witch was
rung in Jersey in June 1998. And two GBBG, It was good to get 2013 season under way.



         My Totals For 2012

  common scater        1           whitethrout           10

  marsh harrier           3          garden warbler        3
  sparrowhawk           2          black cap               72
  kestrel                      3          chiffchaff              46
  barn owl                   4         willow warbler      68
  swift                         1         gold crest               24
  sand martins             5         fire crest                12
  swallow                344         long tailed tit           3
 grey wagtail               1        chaffinch                10 
 wren                         22        green finch               6
 dunnock                   10        goldfinch                15
 robin                         33        linnet                      27
 black bird                 25        bullfinch                   1
 song thrush                 8
 red wing                     6
 sedge warbler           63
 reed   warbler            71