Chris & Kay birds ringed on Landsort w/e 23rd April 2017

A very quiet week for birds, with fewer than 10 per day for the first six days (including a zero bird day on the 22nd) with only today producing double figures, with 20 caught.

Spring migration is getting off to a faltering start though a few Wheatear have been seen in the last few days and three Black Redstart were present in the south of the island this morning, including a singing male.

We'll hope for better next week, but at the moment April is proving to be well below the average for the last 29 years.

Species	w/e 23rd April  2017
	As at 16th	Kay	Chris	Total
Black Redstart	1			1
Blackbird	19			19
Blue Tit	4	2	1	7
Bullfinch	2		1	3
Chaffinch	22	4	2	28
Chiffchaff	7	1		8
Common Redpoll	2			2
Dunnock	19	1		20
Fieldfare			1	1
Firecrest	1			1
Goldcrest	30		2	32
Goldfinch	1			1
Great Grey Shrike	1			1
Great Tit	5			5
Greenfinch	4	1	2	7
Linnet	4	1	1	6
Long-tailed Tit	8			8
Redwing	8			8
Reed Bunting	3			3
Robin	104	7	3	114
Song Thrush	10	6	1	17
Treecreeper		1		1
Twite	1			1
White Wagtail		2	1	3
Wren	13	3	1	17
Yellowhammer	8	7	1	16
Total	277	36	17	330