Welland Floods - a further increase in ducks at Harringworth today with 1,970 Wigeon, 87 Pintail, 95 Teal, 40+ Gadwall, 30+ Shoveler & just 10 Mallard. Most birds on the Rutland side today. A further 400 Wigeon just up river at Lyddington Meadows @leicesterllama.bsky.social @mikealibone.bsky.social

Wigeon galore! A rapid build up of Wigeon as the River Welland spreads across its floodplain east of the Harringworth viaduct. Saturday no flooding/no birds, Sunday flooding starts, 480 Wigeon. Today 1,670 Wigeon, 35 Pintail, 18 Gadwall, 130 Teal, 16 Shoveler & a few Mallard @jrmjones.bsky.social

They keep on coming - my 7th local patch Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn, ringed at a restricted access site in Rutland this morning; alongside a better than expected catch of 50 new birds including 26 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps and 3 Redwings @leicesterllama.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

It was just a light SE wind overnight, that only started in Holland, but by mid-morning today I’d caught another 2 Yellow-browed Warblers here in Rutland - that’s an amazing six ringed at one inland site this autumn (so far!) 😀 #ukbirding 🪶 @leicesterllama.bsky.social @pbo61.bsky.social

The Yellow-browed Warbler rush continues, I ringed another 2 in Rutland today, my 3rd and 4th of the autumn. A few years ago an unimaginable total for an inland site but the species appears to be evolving its migratory pattern. An excellent paper on this here: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

No more Yellow-brows today however I had a decent catch of Chiffchaffs (67), along with a Green Woodpecker and a Sparrowhawk. I also ringed a Greenland Wheatear (wing = 103.5mm) late this afternoon

This morning I caught my 2nd Yellow-browed Warbler in 3 days. Perhaps not surprising if I was on the east coast but I’m ringing in Rutland miles from the sea. Another 2 were ringed at Rutland Water on Friday just 5 miles from me. There must be heaps about @pbo61.bsky.social @timsbirding.bsky.social