A number of sessions have been cancelled recently either due to bad weather or a lack of volunteers, but today a session went ahead around the Willows area near to the Discovery Hut. The session had been advertised, and a number of people eager to learn more about bird ringing joined us for the morning.
It was fairly quiet, but the rain kept off until the very end of the session, and we caught a nice variety of birds, with 22 birds of 11 species. Only one bird had been ringed previously, a Great Tit that had been ringed on 30/6/2 at the Wetlands.
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| Sarah explaining the ringing process to our visitors |
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| The beady eye of a Woodpigeon |
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| The 'necklace' of dark spots on this Sedge Warbler indicate that it's a juvenile |
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| A juvenile Reed Warbler |
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Blackcap | 3 | |
Blue Tit | 1 | |
Chiffchaff | 7 | |
Dunnock | 1 | |
Goldcrest | 1 | |
Great Tit | 1 | 1 |
Reed Warbler | 1 | |
Robin | 3 | |
Sedge Warbler | 1 | |
Song Thrush | 1 | |
Woodpigeon | 1 | |
21 | 1 |
On 3rd August Mike Tyler and I attended the Uplyme Summer Show where we had a stand showcasing the AERG. Our stand included exhibition boards showing the ringing activities that we undertake together with a good collection of bird’s nests and Mike’s bird skull collection which always proves popular, particularly with children. The event was a good opportunity to engage with the community and to make connections with people who otherwise might not know of our existence and the work that we do.
