Pottering about.

No mist netting this week but being at home has allowed me to take the potter traps of their safety mode. I've baited them up and caught a number of Blackbirds, Robin and a Song Thrush this morning.

That's more like it.

A few more birds ringed this week. A total of 36 birds handled - 34 new and 2 retraps.

Chaffinch - 4

Blue Tit - 7 new + 1 retrap

Goldfinch - 7

Dunnock - 5

Blackbird - 7 new + 1 retrap

Song Thrush - 2

Stock Dove - 2

Stock Dove pulli in nest box on 21/04/2009 and below on 28/04/2009

Song Thrush pulli
Goldfinch, one of seven caught in the garden on 03/05/2009

Recap Blackbird which I caught in the garden potter trap on the 14/06/2008