Despite there being a scattering of drift migrants along the coast it has been fairly quiet at Long Nab, although Micky recorded an impressive early movement of Meadow Pipits on Wednesday that exceeded 1500. A couple of ringing sessions this week have yielded surprisingly few migrants, with a couple of Blackcaps and a Willow Warbler being the only warblers to be caught. Resident species seem to have done well and it is clear that the local Dunnocks and Chaffinches have had a decent breeding season, with good numbers of juveniles ringed. The biggest surprise has been the appearance of Long Nab's second Willow Tit, hot on the heels of the first. Another juvenile, hopefully this is indicative of a good breeding season for this species locally.
After the recent productive spell it is perhaps good to be able to pause and reflect before hopefully the next good s commences.
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| Blackcap |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Willow Tit |
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