A chilly start to the morning, temperatures barely above freezing. Pretty good conditions for a morning of ringing, no breeze and overcast. Approximately 50 birds for the morning, as expected a lot of recaptures from our previous visits. Started off strong with a group of Robins, which we discovered has a collective term of 'Round of Robins', although we also liked Sue's suggestion of 'Jolly'.
Keeping in trend with previous weeks, a new species in the net: a Kestrel! Definitely an unexpected visitor. From the measurements, rump colour and banding we determined it to be a juvenile male.
As usual from our base, Ravens, Buzzards and wagtails were all spotted.
In our ongoing saga to deter the squirrels from the feeder we installed two new hanging feeders - courtesy of Kev's handyman skills. We await to see how they have held up of against the squirrels of the site.
Jake
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