Too late for this year but I’d already thought of investigating that for 2025 😀😀😀 - though that will probably mean then I don’t catch any! Have you heard of any sightings of YBWs that had been colour ringed this autumn?

I’m ringing about 5 mornings a week at the moment. Usual mid-October species also being caught: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Redwing, Blackbird. All have been caught when (or immediately after) the wind blows from E or SE.

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

Yes please, posts likely to be most frequent during the spring and autumn migration seasons or when there are swifts about in the summer 😀

Yes, using a sound lure. The most succesful seems to be YBW song however I’ve also tried a medley of Chiff, Goldcrest and YBW calls the Stanford Res RG are using

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