A Late summer Bash

[tchagra]

Hi All

Well ,yesterday was real scorcher,must have been around 80 degrees!!

The forecast had been decidedly iffy,so did not bother to get up 3 hrs.before first light as per usual!!! Had a lie in till 07.30hrs.,what it is to be retired!!!!! :-)

Anyway,it was a cracking day with no wind to speak off.but did not get the nets set up till mid-day!!

Only needed 2 x 40' and 1 x 30' nets at my inland river site,more than enough birds to keep me out of mischief till 19.00 hrs.

Finch migration well under way now as you will see by the numbers.

2 SERINS
12 GREENFINCH ( suspended moult in sev.of the juvs)
4 SARDINIAN WARBLERS
7 BLACKCAPS ( 3 LOCAL BIRDS)
2 CHIFFCHAFFS
12 GOLDFINCH ( lots of suspended moult in the Juvs-really fascinating)
1 GREAT TIT
2 KINGFISHERS
1 ROBIN
1 CETTIS WARBLER
2 REED WARBLERS
1 CIRL BUNTING
3 BLACKBIRDS
1 COMMON REDSTART

5 RETRAPS INCL.2 KINGFISHERS

1 of the kingfishers i ringed at this site in May 2000 and trapped it in the same net!!

Did not feel too bad staying in today to put all results in my computer as weather had taken an about turn,the odd thunderstorm and some heavy rain.

Cheers for now

Ricardo

:cool:

[Steve]

Hola Ricardo
Como estas? so when are you publishing your ringing figures for the year or whatever on here?
I think your reports from your river site are great:t:

cuando tu eres en Londres?



steve

[tchagra]

Hi Steve

I am doing just fine but am having to come back to ol'blighty for 2 weeks. I arrive back in UK on evening of 18th.oct.and leave again for spain,by about 28th.oct.

Will do a ringing report for my area of spain,at end of jan.

fly out xmas day to bird in oman for 10 days,then one day back in uk then fly out to Trinadad and tobago for 2 weeks birding!!

Back in spain before end of jan.

un cordial salud

ricardo