Will this snow ever go

Another week with freezing fog, snow and rain i have never know a winter like it. Last Saturday me and Andy spent checking Barn Owl boxing for the coming season. Out of 8 we checked 7 of them had good signs of roosting going on, lots of fresh black pellets.

Today again spent at Ringstone edge reservoir.

30 Birds caught

29 new birds 1 retrap

10 Greenfinch

10 Chaffinch

3 Dunnock

1 Starling

2 Robins

2 Siskin  1 new 1 retrap from last week

2 Goldfinch

 

Yesterday dusted the camera off and went to Pugneys for the

Ring-necked Duck

Showing well but a long way off, more images on

www.grayimages.co.uk

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Starlings in Potter Traps

Another week of bad weather for mist netting so i broke out my new Potter traps ordered from John Mawer .

And they caught straight away 6 Starlings ringed today at Home. Well Pleased

If interest in buying any please email John, well made and well worth it, i think he advertises in the ringers bulletin.

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Another 42 Birds Ringed at Ringstone

 

A quieter week Due to more snow and freezing fog , Managed another morning up at Ringstone edge .

23 New Goldfinch + 2 retraps 1 from March 2008  and 1 from May 2008

81 new Goldfinch ringed here in the last  2 weeks

11 Greenfinch

2 Robins

2 Dunnock

3 Chaffinch

1 Blue Tit

just opened net in my garden and have ringed

2 Coal Tits

4 Long Tailed Tits,  on the move

1 retrap from Stainland Dean Feb 2008

3 Blue Tits

and  ooh another new Goldfinch

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