Nice for our visiting ringer too, Richard Charles from Leigh Ringing Group, as Marsh Tits are not regularly caught by them either.
Richard has spent a few days with us enjoying some early morning sessions in the reed bed and getting to know us before 3 weeks together ringing in Uganda next year.
A quiet CES session with 55 new including 17 Chiff Chaffs and 26 retraps, the best of which was a Treecreeper.
A Marsh Tit was also caught in the garden yesterday, a more usual site for them.
Interestingly birds ringed there do turn up on our CES site 3 miles away - last week we retrapped 2 Goldfinches that were ringed at home last December and a Blue Tit from CES last summer was caught in the garden during the winter.
A splendid few days spent with Richard D., Wendy, Dawn and the Teifi RG team - ringing practice at its best. Good to spend time together and share so much experience. I look forward to an outstanding trip together to Uganda in January/February under the inimitable leadership of Malcolm Wilson - watch out for some great pics on this blog to lighten the dark days of early 2012!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work - Richard Charles.