Well, what can I say? it was all very quiet. No Thriush Nightingale singing this morning. All the nets wre open by 4.00am as usual. The first two nets rounds drawing a blank.

But you never know what is lutking in the bushes. This time it was a female Red-breasted Flycatcher (Lille fluesnapper). I am yet to ring an adult male at Gedser - perhaps in the next couple of weeks.

After another walk round the garden with no birds I found a female Red-backed Shrike (Rødrygget Tornskade) in the net next to the field. They have a remarkably fierce bite.

Female Red-backed Shrike, Gedser Fuglestation 3.06.2019

What big eyes you've got 

Here are today's attempt at ringing:-

Garden Warbler    1

Chiffchaff               1

Red-breasted Flycatcher  1

Red-backed Shrike     1

Chaffinch         2

Icterine Warbler   (1)

Wren         (1)

Lesser Whitethroat (1)

That's all for today, unless I open the nets again.

Have a good rest of the day.

Nigel