Flood

Wind and rain over the last couple of days have put a stop to the ringing, so we were pleased when we woke this morning to find clear skies and no wind — nothing could put a stop to ringing in Flommen now! Or so we thought. We arrived to find that water levels had risen considerably since the last time we were in there to the point that it was impossible to get into the net rides, even wearing waders. Time for plan B: the lighthouse.

There were a lot of Song Thrushes around as we left Flommen and a lot of Robins as we passed through the village. We arrived just before dawn to find the nets, which had been open for half an hour, full of Robins. I helped to finish putting up the nets and I caught two Robins before I'd even fully opened them. It looked like it was a good job we couldn't get into Flommen; it was going to be all hands to the pump in the lighthouse garden.

I've got no photos from today simply because I didn't have chance to stop and take anyway. Here's why:

(Dsum = daily total; Ssum = 2012 season total; Savg = season average total by this date)

There's not really a lot more to say about the ringing that the totals don't say.

Field sightings included four Nutcrackers, several Woodlarks and a Black Kite.