Today we combined bird ringing with moth trapping. The moths went first, with the trap left on overnight. I got up early and blocked up their escape routes, then went back to bed. Next, Del and Jacqui came round and we put up a couple of nets to catch some birds.
Conditions were really a bit too breezy to be much good, but we caught
- Great Tit, 14 - all juveniles
- Blue Tit, 4
- Greenfinch, 4 (3 juvs, 1 adult male)
- Dunnock, 3
and three Swallow nestlings
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| Baby Swallow |
Inbetween net rounds we went through the moth catch (it didn't take long - only c60 moths of 25 species).
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| The Olive - first for the garden |
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| Yellow Shell |
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| Flame Shoulder |
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| Bordered Pug - another first for the garden |
Not much of a moth list today.
