Nice Weather for Coots

After an awful week weather wise,

{only been out once to Cooper Bridge which was quite with a new Gt Spotted Woodpecker ringed in with a few more Tits and Greenfinch}

Today I was invited out with Kane to catch and colour ring Coots.

Kane Brides and Steve Christmas have started Colour ringing Coot in the North west area to look at wintering site fidelity/dispersal to breeding and moulting sites and to get more understanding on Coot movement.

I met up with Kane at his house for 8am and of we went loaded up with 4 loafs of bread and all the gear, well rings and pliers.

A fantastic day with 10 more Coots Colour ringed

Over 60 Coots have now been individually colour coded so far.

Also ringed today

2 Male Mallard

1Male Tufted Duck

4 Canada Geese

9 Mute Swans 6 of them ringed 3 being retraps

Coots are being ringed with 3 colour rings 2 on left leg and 1 above metal BTO on Right leg

Colours being used are Light Blue Dark Blue White Black Green Red Orange Yellow Pink and Purple

Any sightings of these birds would be gratefully received and can be sent to kanebrides@googlemail.com

or reported to

http://www.ring.ac/

All sightings will be acknowledge with full ringing and re sighting information.