First ringing of 2010
A chance to see the family and do a little ringing in and around mum and dad’s Shropshire garden. We were there from New Years Day until the 7th January and it was fairly cold. We didn’t have any snow until the evening of Tuesday 5th January - being soppy old tarts we let the birds get on with the important job of feeding for the morning on the 6th and went for a walk down the country lanes instead - good views of Yellowhammer, Fieldfare and plenty of Redwing around and just a few birds ringed that afternoon.
We ringed 80 new birds between the 2nd and the 6th. We captured 3 control birds (birds that weren’t originally ringed by us) all Greenfinches. Other unusual birds and all firsts for the garden were 2 male Bullfinches captured in the same net at the same time, 2 Pied Wagtails and a Redwing.
One of the two male Bullfinches captured and ringed
Pied Wagtail - the first time we'd ringed them in the garden
Plenty of Redwing around but only one in the net
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