We travelled via Walcott to try our luck with the Turnstones along the front and managed to catch one for the flagging project. Once the birds saw the capture they became even more wary and our chances of a further capture were gone.
Age 3 Turnstone
From there we went to Thorpe Green for ring reading. We got some darvic codes including a returning bird from Poland. Also a metal ringed adult that had been seen there last year with a Finnish ring. Chris also managed to capture and ring a juvenile Black-headed gull.
Polish ringed Black-headed gull
On then to Whittlingham Country Park for swans, gulls and another metal ringed individuals from Finland. It was our first observation of the first winter bird. Details awaited.
It took several images to capture the entire ring number on this 1w Black-headed gull
from Finland. Details awaited.
We collected several Mute Swan codes, with three on birds
that had moved from Hoveton where we ringed them last winter.