Saturday 30 October 2010

First Green Woodpecker For The Year

Green Woodpecker ringed today

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Great Grey Shrike

Whilst ringing today at Stanford Reservoir we were fortunate to see a Great Grey Shrike in the hedge alongside the rail track. Mobbed by a 100 or so small  passerines, the bird was visible for only about 30 seconds. That is, myself and MJT saw it for this duration. JGC caught a fleeting glimpse of the Shrike (and impressively identified it) within one second, and then spent 29 seconds looking for his camera...

Friday 8 October 2010

Yellow-browed warbler

Trapped and ringed today at Stanford Reservoir!