I've finally got round to clearing the rides and getting
some nets up at my ringing site down on the fleet. I've not ringed much at all
this year at Clouds Hill but fingers crossed the next few weeks produce some
numbers. Yesterday evening whilst putting up the last few nets I stuck all the
installed nets up to see what was about. Having not ringed there since the
spring there were plenty of locals who wouldn't have encountered the nets
before. Lots came to have a look and ended up with a lovely shiny new ring on
their legs.
Wrens were plentiful!
As were the local Blue Tits
Both species ‘loved’ by ringers for their abilities to get
nicely caught in the nets and the latter’s shear determination to rip your
fingers off!
Usually as the season goes on the locals learn exactly where
the nets are leaving all the oblivious migrant birds to bump into a net.
Hoping to go out in the morning but the wind at the moment
suggest I might be having a lie in... Hope not as on yesterdays visit there was
a rather interesting tacking call coming from the brambles. Not a tack call I’ve
heard before so I’m intrigued to find out what it possible was. I got an idea
in my mind but that’s all it is, an idea, at the moment. Might pop down for a
few hours regardless tomorrow to see what I can find even if I don’t get the
nets open.
To finish, here’s a shot of one of my favourite net rides. Usually
my last net of a net round and a nice chance to look out onto the fleet!
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