On our third CES visit things finally started to look up, with the first 3JJ Robins and Long-Tailed Tits caught. We processed a total of 35 birds, of which 18 were recaptures.
We retrapped two Great Tits that were 4 years old, a 4-year-old Chiffchaff and a 3-year-old Robin. Some good adult survival there, and we hope to see a good breeding season as the CES continues.
We also ringed another brood of Blue Tits in a nest box with 4 healthy chicks, plus one Tawny Owl chick.
Often we get hornets caught in the mist nets and we do our best to extract these as well.
We enjoyed rhubarb cake courtesy of Kev’s rhubarb, and delivered an impromptu ringing demo to Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust volunteers who were on the delta removing Himalayan Balsam.
Holly
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| Hornet (JP) |
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| young Robin (HJ) |
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| young Long-tailed Tit (JP) |
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