Under Rydon Hill

Welcome to this blog about my time away from the tedium of domestic management. Once called "Tits and Things", now sub-titled "Life in Quantoxia", there's plenty of bird ringing (90%), some odd bits of general birding, some local steam trains, some personal bits and occasional 'away days' in other parts of Britain. Rydon Hill overlooks the lower valley of the Doniford Stream, where most of these activities take place.

Friday, January 1, 2010

First blood!

A Happy New Year to one and all!



After leading a guided walk down at Priory CP this morning (see here), just had to start off the new year with a pair of pliers in my hand! What did I get first of all? The ringer's nightmare - 'flying shit'. This young woman was very gobby, too. Ah, well. Can't be helped.

(Starling, age 5F, wing 126mm, weight 77g)
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2 comments:

  1. Kane BridesJanuary 2, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Starlings are ace!! :-)

    Happy New Year Errol.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 8, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    I like them, too, but ours never go anywhere! Great for checking on a trainee's extraction fitness, though!

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