A great day out today with Kev, we decided to try and catch some more Mute Swans after yesterdays success. Kev got to mine for 9 am and we decided to go for Rock Pipits at Port Moore as high tide was not until 12 so no use going for swans till then.
After 20 mins down at Port Moore and no Rock Pipits interested we packed up and headed for Ramsey Harbour. We set up our Ottenby trap for the Turnstone and tried in vain to walk a few towards it . 3 times we tried and as they got up to the leads they flew.
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| Ottenby Trap |
1 Rock Pipit ringed
We walk across to the slipway by the new swimming pool and caught a Canada goose then we noticed the Mute Swans near the swing bridge .
30 minutes later we had caught 5.
U7291 One of the mute swans i caught yesterday was caught again and this time a colour ring placed on the left leg
3 new Mutes were ringed with BTO Metal on right and colour ring on left
the last was just ringed with BTO metal as we have now run out of Colour rings {Darvics}
hopefully will get some new in soon.
We decided to go down to the white bridge at Poyll Dooey to see if any wildfowl were down there
as you approached the old ford you see this sign
as we drove to the car park we looked back in surprise to see this
just goes to show short cuts do not always work
Also this week 19 more Linnets ringed up at the point
13 More Goldfinch in Garden
Kev, Chris and kay caught and ringed we think the first Gt Spotted Woodpecker on the isle of Man
on sunday this does not include the Calf of Man
see Kevs Blog for details
A great day out today with Kev, we decided to try and catch some more Mute Swans after yesterdays success. Kev got to mine for 9 am and we decided to go for Rock Pipits at Port Moore as high tide was not until 12 so no use going for swans till then.
After 20 mins down at Port Moore and no Rock Pipits interested we packed up and headed for Ramsey Harbour. We set up our Ottenby trap for the Turnstone and tried in vain to walk a few towards it . 3 times we tried and as they got up to the leads they flew.
|
| Ottenby Trap |
1 Rock Pipit ringed
We walk across to the slipway by the new swimming pool and caught a Canada goose then we noticed the Mute Swans near the swing bridge .
30 minutes later we had caught 5.
U7291 One of the mute swans i caught yesterday was caught again and this time a colour ring placed on the left leg
3 new Mutes were ringed with BTO Metal on right and colour ring on left
the last was just ringed with BTO metal as we have now run out of Colour rings {Darvics}
hopefully will get some new in soon.
We decided to go down to the white bridge at Poyll Dooey to see if any wildfowl were down there
as you approached the old ford you see this sign
as we drove to the car park we looked back in surprise to see this
just goes to show short cuts do not always work
Also this week 19 more Linnets ringed up at the point
13 More Goldfinch in Garden
Kev, Chris and kay caught and ringed we think the first Gt Spotted Woodpecker on the isle of Man
on sunday this does not include the Calf of Man
see Kevs Blog for details
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