A return to the moor this week accompanied by ERB, not to monitor the beaver enclosure today, but situated on the boardwalk as part of a summer holidays discovery day. Nets were placed in a part of the reserve where we do not usually ring, and at a time later than usual in order to contribute to the activity day.
There were lots of questions about what we were doing and how the data collected informs our knowledge of wild birds. Children and adults alike discovered what happens when a bird is ringed, and how and why ringing schemes around the world work together to gather information and monitor what's happening with our wild birds. We were a little concerned that there might not be too many birds when people came by, but most visitors were able to see wild birds in the hand and several were able to release birds back into the wild.
Total: 19 (2)
Sedge Warbler - 3
Reed Warbler - 2
Whitethroat - 1
Chiffchaff - 6 (1)
Goldcrest - 1
Marsh Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 0 (1)