Nicole and I went ringing in November and
caught 44 birds of seven species including Common Kingfisher, Clamorous Reed
Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater,
Red-spotted Bluethroat, Graceful Prinia and House Sparrow. We set nine nets (7
x 18 metre and 2 x 15 metre) as normal in the same locations each tip with some
over water and others over land in rides between reed beds. The birds were mainly
caught just after first light although birds continued to be trapped until
around ten o’clock when the temperature became too high and we closed the nets.
We had nine retraps this ringing session a higher number than before with most
being retrapped Clamorous Reed Warblers with three from 2015 and one from 2014.
This is a resident species.
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Little Bittern |
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| Great Reed Warbler |
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| Common Kingfisher |