Fieldfare good times

I met up with Andy and Iain this evening with Redwing and Long-eared Owl the target species. The plan soon changed when hundreds of Fieldfare came into roost. To be honest, we weren’t best set up net wise to catch them but we did manage a few so Svensson came out and it was a ringing tick for me. Back there tomorrow so hopefully we’ll get a few more and the odd owl would round Halloween of nicely twoo.

Fieldfare - Ringed on 30 October 2010

23 New birds ringed – Fieldfare 7, Redwing 10, Lesser Redpoll 5, Siskin 1.

In the red

Another good morning was has by the team with 100 birds ringed down the Ings. It looks like the Redwing and Lesser Redpoll are now passing through in bigger numbers – Hopefully, we’ll manage to ring a few more thrushes mid-week as numbers build and they come home to roost.

Lesser Redpoll

100 New birds and (4) retraps – Treecreeper 1(1), Wren 2, Great Tit 4, Reed Bunting 1, Tree Sparrow 19(1), Goldfinch 49(1), Blue Tit 3, Dunnock 3, Bullfinch 1, Chaffinch 1, Robin 2, Yellow Hammer 1, Blackbird 4, Redwing 7, Song Thrush 2, Long-tailed Tit (1).

I’ve also managed to get out in Wharfedale with Andy a few nights this week and the numbers of Redwing and Lesser Redpoll there have been brilliant. We’ve ringed 31 Redwing, 27 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Goldcrest, numerous tits, a Blackbird, a Chiffchaff and two Siskin (A ringing tick for me).