Yesterday we had a ringing group jolly to help out Kester Wilson down at Nanjizal, near Lands End.
Numbers of birds in the valley there have been picking up and just last week a ringing day total of almost 300 birds spurred us on! The site is a great mix of habitats and attracts good numbers of some quite uncommon birds. After narrowly missing a soaking, the first net round wasn't quite as hectic as expected, or hoped for, but still kept us busy for a bit.
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| Half a dozen Groppers round the 'tape' |
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| A first net-round haul that probable beats our average morning CES total! |
It was only really the first two net rounds that caught big numbers and we were soon closing nets as it warmed up and slacked off. But a quick add up and we'd ringed a non-too-shabby 125 birds, including 10 Grasshopper Warblers, 35 Sedge Warblers and 31 Whitethroat, and just the one Tree Pipit.
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| Just one of the many Groppers ringed |
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