Apologies for a lack of postings lately, work and family commitments have kept me away..any how please find Dave Riley's update from the weekend ..
It was very near perfect ringing conditions over the weekend, although late Saturday morning did get a little too bright.
Teams were out on both beds one and three on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to take advantage of the weather, as a result the number of birds ringed was the highest this year. 123 new birds were caught on No3 bed, with many young birds caught including the first juvenile Reed Warbler of the year and an amazing 21 Chiffchaffs along with a British control and the french ringed bird from earlier this year.
104 birds were ringed on No1 bed, including juvenile Goldcrests (2) and juvenile Coal Tit, while the 24 Sand Martins caught on the Friday evening was a larger total than caught on the bed most years!
Sightings included:
12/06/2009: No1 bed -1 Water Rail, 50+ Sand Martins (roosting), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Raven
No 3 bed - 1 Barn Owl, 1 Cuckoo.
13/06/2009: No1 bed - 3 Grey Lag Geese and Water Rail young calling
No 3 bed - 1 adult Mediterranean Gull
Meanwhile Mr Menzie is currently sunning himself on an islet off Benidorm of all places catching Storm Petrels - he needs the practice for our forthcoming trip to Nan-Ron in July to catch Stormies etc.
AEH, RDR, SDM
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