Teifi warblers ....&....

Yesterday am,
Ringing birds from the "acro run" still didn't produced the hoped for Aquatic but we did pass the 100th Chiffchaff ringed on the site this year.
Birds getting ready to depart are regularly caught at the moment, yesterday's star, an adult Sedge Warbler weighing in at a "nearly whopping" 16.5 g... most other Sedge's caught today were c10.5 g. (We have seen almost 20g birds in previous seasons) This bird had visible fat almost everywhere under it's skin.(fat score 7)

Other warbler totals --- ringed this year on the Teifi (not over yet!)
Blackcap -- ---------62
Whitethroat -------- 7
Garden Warbler ----17
Lesser Whitethroat -4
Willow Warbler -----41
Cetti's Warbler -----12
Reed Warbler ------138
Sedge Warbler -----312 (+14 y'day am)

With a good number of adults trapped, of other species as well (like Reed Bunting) we are investigating becoming part of RAS,(Retrap Adults for Survival) Scheme, as well as CES.

Waders over included 3 Green Sandpipers & 1 Snipe.
5 Turnstone, on Patch, c10 Dunlin & c6 Ringed Plover mobile around the estuary mouth.

Teifi RG