Wild Ryedale
More ringing news:
It certainly was a good Friday with a succesful days bird ringing. It was a little slower going than previous visits but we had quality rather than quantity with the highlights of the day being a male and female Great spotted woodpecker and this male Sparrowhawk.
Totals for Today:
Ringed
Blue Tit 21
Great Tit 9
Chaffinch 4
Robin 2
Goldfinch 1
Coal Tit 3
Nuthatch 2
Greenfinch
Blackbird 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Re-traps:
Blue Tit 11
Great Tit 20
Goldfinch 1
Coal Tit 3
Nuthatch 1
Marsh Tit 1
84 birds processed.
Clare & Female Great Spotted Woodpecker
Ringing Woodpecker
Woodpecker Flying Away
A Sparrowhawk in a bag is worth 2 in a bush
Yellow/Orange Eye
Ringing
Mr Sparrowhawk
For more info on bird ringing see previous posts:
http://wildryedale.org/2012/02/lots-of-great-tits/
http://wildryedale.org/2012/03/more-bird-ringing/
http://wildryedale.org/2012/03/greenfinches-galore/
Or check out the BTO site:
