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In order the beat the forecast rain, the group's most recent session was again organised around the shelter of the Discovery Hut. Five nets were set: two in the feeders area, two in the central reed bed and the fifth on the south side of the reeds. The morning was cold, there were few birds about and so our initial catches were low. We caught the first of our reed buntings an...
Although the latest session was scheduled for 3rd or 4th November, the forecast weather was so bad that we brought it forward to Sunday 2nd. We met at the Discovery Hut at 630, and although the session was meant to take place at Colyford Common, as the forecast still wasn't ideal, we set nets near the Hut so we'd have shelter if needed. As it turned out, it was a lovely...
The largest team we've had in ages assembled at the Discovery Hut at 0630 with the intention of ringing in the 'cropfield' at Colyford Common. We loaded the kit onto a wheelbarrow & were just about to leave when the heavens opened. We decided to stay in the vicinity of the Discovery Hut in case of further showers, so put up nets in the usual areas around the reed beds &am...
On Thursday 2nd October a very small team set 6 nets around the reed bed & feeders near the Discovery Hut. It was a very busy session, with a Woodpigeon blundering into a net before we'd finished putting them up. We caught a total 65 birds of 18 species. As we've ringed in the vicinity of the Discovery Hut quite a lot recently, 16 of the birds had been ringed during earlier ...
On Thurs 25th Sept a small team met at the Discovery Hut at 0630. We set seven nets around the feeders & reed bed to the east of the hut. It was quite quiet compared to recent sessions, although still productive compared to this time last year. We caught a total of 42 birds of 13 species.
On 26th Set last year we caught a Cetti's warbler which we aged as an adu...
