I hope that's not a Russian Sniper

Over the last few days when putting the nets up early in the morning we have spooked a Snipe. This morning we took a wide berth where we thought the Snipe might be and put up the nets just past it. This done, we back-tracted and then walked along the line where we thought it was. We soon flushed it and it flew straight into the net. A good result.

The Snipe was aged a a juvenile.

To date we have caught 13 Tree Pipits. The short hind claw, lighter colouration, deeper beak and its bigger size are key identification features of this lovely bird.

Species	Re-traps	New	Totals
Chiffchaff		1	1
Great Tit		4	4
Tree Pipit		2	2
Willow Tit		4	4
Siskin		1	1
Common Redpoll		5	5
Redwing		3	3
Snipe		1	1
Brambling		8	8
Redstart		2	2
Reed Bunting		22	22
Bluethroat		13	13
Meadow Pipit		92	92
Willow Warbler		128	128
Totals	0	286	286

Above are the totals for today.