The forecast was favourable for open sites today and we returned to the area where we managed to colour ring a Water Pipit two days before. Since 2009 we had ringed four birds up to the end of 2016, but last year none were captured.
However we were optimistic and resigned ourselves to few birds captured with the possibility of one more Water Pipit, if we were lucky. But we did better than that, marking two more birds and a bycatch of Stonechat and Meadow Pipit wasn't bad at all!
However we were optimistic and resigned ourselves to few birds captured with the possibility of one more Water Pipit, if we were lucky. But we did better than that, marking two more birds and a bycatch of Stonechat and Meadow Pipit wasn't bad at all!
Age 5 Water Pipit
Clear contrast showing in the wing
The other juvenile Water Pipit
5M Stonechat
Total: 4
Water Pipit - 2
Meadow Pipit - 1
Stonechat - 1