Grey pattern

Tues: the grey skies seem to have made the birds look for more easily accessible food sources. Grey days keep the insects inactive and harder to find, hence the alternative feeding strategy for "them boidies". This works to my advantage - if I want to ring some birds in the garden.

Net up as usual - Long-tailed Tit 8, Blue Tit 3 (3) [one of these retraps is Martin's from Renhold], Starling 2 [both females, of different ages] & Goldfinch 4 [all young, one definitely 'on the move'].

I always think that the pattern of the underside of a Starling (this one is a first year post PJ moult) is fantastic. At this age the "arrowheads" are bold, but next year they will be smaller and more delicate.