Out Ringing Waxwing again today 5 new birds today and one Control. Up to 70 birds on burdock way roundabout.
Also ringed 3 Mistle Trushes
6 Blackbirds
Halifax Waxwings
I was all set to get over to Otley this morning to meet Andy. Sent the text message ??? at 6:05 am to see if the weather was OK to get out . Back came the reply******* weather to windy here.
i got up and looked out of my window not a breath of wind which makes a change up here in Stainland. So i thought Waxwings Halifax no wind clear skies lets go.
The flock has grow over the last 3 days from 23 up to 49 today.
15 new birds ringed today with no recaptures from the previous days.
in all 36 Waxwings ringed .
28 birds hatched this calendar year
5 Adult Females
3 Adult Males
As i am ringing the birds as they leave the Rowen's, their crops are full of berries
some they drop some they hang on to but some { a surprise to me } are kept around the back of the neck under a thin membrane which must be part of the crop? up to 4/5 at any one time are stored here .
Waxwings, Halifax
A great morning in Halifax with 21 Waxwings ringed {Quality not quantity}
15 birds born this year 4 Adult females 2 Adult Males
Thank you to all the people who have shown an interest in what we do and have given there permission to ring on there land.
1 adult Mistle Thrush and 1 juv Redwing ringed as well
This years young below, primaries showing no chevrons
Adult Male wing showing chevrons and white tip to outer most primary
Wax Tips longer and bolder in adults
thinner and shorter in young
Martin Mere start of another winter
I was Invited back to Martin Mere for there first winter catch. Another thoroughly fantastic morning with over 130 Duck caught, Shelduck, Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Coot and 7 Greylag Geese. Also 37 Whoopers processed. Six of them had satellite transmitters fitted. Thanks to everyone involved.
Quiet few weeks
As the weather has been awful these last two week ive only had a couple of days out ringing. Last week at OGP with Andy a nice morning with Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher ,Bullfinches and all the normal stuff around the feeders. This week another Grey Wagtail and some more Goldcrest down at Stainland Dean with Blue Tits and Gt Tits, Goldfinch, Greenfinch ,Wren and Chaffinch.