Ramsdale Park Golf Club– Sunday 15 October

A surprisingly frosty morning gave way to some pleasant autumnal ringing with over 40 birds caught including Redpoll, Redwing and a Jay; plus resident Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin and Goldcrest.

Lots of Redwing and some Fieldfare flew over early in the day. Towards the end, we put a tape lure on for Yellow-browed Warbler as some had been reported in Notts but none were caught or heard by us today. 

Holly

Redpoll

Jay

Jay

 

Ramsdale Park Golf Club– Sunday 8 October

The morning started off misty, but the still conditions lent themselves to a steady flow of birds in the nets. Thirty were trapped, including a Song Thrush, two Goldcrests, two Bullfinches and six Redpoll. One of the Redpolls was a retrap, initially ringed 19km away in April this year. Pictured below is a strong fault bar in the tail of one of this year's Blue Tits. 

Joshua

Redpoll

 

 

Blue Tit with fault bar