At last!

This week has been somewhat of a transition, from 'poor' to 'signs of improvement'

Having said that, the weather has not been conducive for ringing as the wind has been strong and gusted 50mph for most of one day.

Monday's early morning session yielded the ordinary garden birds that nest hereabouts, the only adult bird being a retrap Goldfinch from last April.

Today's quick morning session produced a retrap juvvie Blackbird and 8 Goldfinches, including 2 adults. This is the first day that the Goldies have been at the feeders apart from at first light when "the locals" nip in for a pre-foraging top-up, avoiding any net that may be open. At last, this must herald the start of the winter programme of garden ringing as opposed to wind-swept outings to the water meadows.



Total for the week (so far):
Blue Tit 1 (1)
Coal Tit 1
Blackbird 1 (1)
Wren 1
Dunnock 1
Goldfinch 7 (2)

I'm doing this in Aylesbury, 150 miles from home, as we are ringing the New Wood in the morning and I've got to keep on top of these Cs & Ts!