Simon helped Ben clear an area for a couple more nets last night, and a small group of us caught a small number of birds at a Sand Martin roost. However, Ben decided to hunker down for the night for an early start at his Witch's Oak site and boy did he do well this morning!! He texted me early on to say things were looking good--but by his close of play he had ringed a superb 141 new birds on his own!! What a mega effort!
Another team rocked up for the regular Belvide session which was disappointingly quiet and we only managed 53 new birds.
Pete and Tom had classy little catch at Chillington of 13 birds but included mainly warblers plus a brilliant Kingfisher.
Last but not least Paul and Sam ran a demo for a small group of friends and ringed 36 new birds-while providing some superb insights into birds and their movements which really captivated the audience.
So--after a belting day in the field the group managed a superb total of 243 new birds ringed. Most were migrants including a splendid 60 Blackcap; 31 Reed Warbler; 28 Chiffchaff and 21 Sedge Warblers.
What a great effort by a great team--well done all!!
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