An evening using the thermal imager. Too windy for an owl net, but there were quite a lot of heat signatures across the fields, and not all were hare and deer. Six Woodcock seen, with only one caught. This was a bit of a disappointment as the net that had been adapted with the netting reduced actually came completely open at the end and it was only after two birds flew out that the issue was realised.
There were also captures of three Grey Partridge and these birds were colour ringed for PWL's project. The young birds can complete the moult by October/November. Adults have more rounded outer primaries as seen in our two females, however DemOn flags this assessment as unexpected.
3M Grey Partridge
Age 3M, outer primaries not yet changed and yellowish leg colouration, white streaks on shaft of
lesser and median coverts.
2F Grey Partridge.
2F all primary feathers changed, rounded, pale cross bars (known as Cross of Lorraine)
on median and marginal coverts.
Woodcock, aged 3
Total: 4
Grey Partridge - 3
Woodcock - 1
Woodcock - 1