A
visit to Ramsdale was made with good sized mid-week team of Sue,
Duncan, Gary, Mick T and me along with Dawn who came along on a taster session.
We set the usual 7 x 18m nets in near perfect conditions. Three MP3s were set
playing, with mixed warblers and Redwing song. A steady catch was made
throughout the morning, not as many Redwing around as I thought there might be
but still a decent catch. The warbler calls attracted nothing, the only
warbler caught was close to an MP3 playing Redwing!
We ended with a total catch of
78 including 14 retraps, made up of (new/retrap): Blackbird 2/0, Song Thrush
3/0, Redwing 21/0, Dunnock 2/0, Robin 2/2, Wren 4/2, Chiffchaff 1/0, Goldcrest
2/1, Blue Tit 12/3, Great Tit 3/0, Long-tailed Tit 8/6, Bullfinch 3/0,
Greenfinch 1/0. The oldest retraps were a Long-tailed Tit and Blue Tit from
2017.
Kev
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