Original plans for summer ringing included trying for Nightjar from mid June - however both Chris and I were ill after our travels and lost at least three weeks out in the field.
We weren't sure whether we'd try at all this year but having a couple of keen trainees, we relented and went to one of our usual spots on the north side of the common. We arrived on site at 7.30pm and set two doubles along the path. This part of the common has no through pathways so no one passed by to ask about our monitoring or read the notices placed by the nets.
It turned out to be a most worthwhile session, for our team of four (CHL, DKL, WA & LON) with three Nightjars captured - all from the same net between 21.40pm and 22.40pm.
Total: 3
Nightjar - 3
We weren't sure whether we'd try at all this year but having a couple of keen trainees, we relented and went to one of our usual spots on the north side of the common. We arrived on site at 7.30pm and set two doubles along the path. This part of the common has no through pathways so no one passed by to ask about our monitoring or read the notices placed by the nets.
It turned out to be a most worthwhile session, for our team of four (CHL, DKL, WA & LON) with three Nightjars captured - all from the same net between 21.40pm and 22.40pm.
4M Nightjar
Pattern of primaries on first 4M Nightjar.
Another 4M Nightjar
5F Nightjar
Total: 3
Nightjar - 3