Wednesday 29 June 2011

A Control Breezes In

Meeting at 0430 hrs Tuesday 28th June, with Masai Mick and Webmaster Mike, we were greeted by a chilly, breezy and overcast morning for a ringing session at "The Point" area at Stanford.  The conditions were not great and the morning's catch certainly reflected that - just 66 birds processed with 32 of these being new birds.

Whitethroats were in strong evidence (13 new and 9 retraps) and as such comprised one third of the total catch.



Whitethroat awaiting extraction

A male control Blackcap (L 858207) was the highlight of the session.

On a quiet morning, there was time for more photographs:

Looking down the path from The Point towards the Old Railtrack
The "Line" net ride at The Point


Waiting in Line

Our Webmaster at the net

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