WEDNESDAY
A great mate of mine flew in for 3 days of Chough ringing on Wednesday.
i have been lucky enough to ring with Kane at various sites over the last 4 years including Martin Mere
and a very productive Coot catch at Southport back in 2009 and Meadow Pipits/ Twite and Heron catches
I picked Kane up at the airport at 09:15 and started to show him this great island
within the first hour we had ringed two Oystercatcher and an Adult Chough
we then set off up to Ramsey for a quick cup of tea at my house and then
on to the Point of Ayre were we ringed
1 Common Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull which we colour ringed as well
Another Oystercatcher
Then on to some nest sites where 3 Ringed Plover were ringed
The day ended up at home with a fish and chip tea and 8 Herring Gulls caught in the Garden and
7 colour ringed one being a retrap from the first catch that evening
THURSDAY
We had arranged the visit with the Chough Colour Ringing Project and we met Kev the next Morning
14 Chough Pulli were ringed that afternoon at various sites, at one nest the chicks were too small to ring
at the others there was a mixture of Feathers short to nearly ready to fledge
FRIDAY
Today was an early start as Kane flew out at 11:30
Before he left another 4 nests were visited with another 15 Chough ringed
Me and Kev visited another 3 sites with another 12 young ringed
on our travels we noticed 3 Ringed Plover Chick on the beach so they were added to the days totals
On the Tuesday another Chough nest was ringed, if we had left it any longer we might have missed them
So over the last 4 days 46 Chough pulli have been colour ringed
Thanks to Kev for sorting out all the combinations and the sites and giving up his sleep as he work shifts
and to Kane great to see him again
A great young Man who's attitude and positivity is a credit to the ringing scheme
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