EXP662 is the ring number of a
Chiffchaff that was ringed as a juvenile bird at Linacre on 16th July 2016 (see blog post
here). This morning I was out ringing at Linacre with 3 other members of the
Sorby Breck Ringing Group, when we re trapped said bird. Where it's been in between we don't know, but most recoveries of British-ringed birds show this species moving south into southern Europe and North west Africa, so this the was likely destination for "our" bird. Hopefully, it'll hang around and breed here. Along with this bird, we also ringed another 4
Chiffchaffs (all new).
Chiffchaff
Also caught this morning were (new/retrap): Blackcap (1/0), Dunnock (1/0), Coal Tit (1/1), Blue Tit (1/2), Magpie (1/0), Nuthatch (1/0).
In between net rounds we also saw: Brown Hare (2), 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell (first Linacre records of 2017 for all 3 species), a Dronefly (Eristalsis sp), a Harlequin Ladybird, Mandarin Duck (2 flew over), Sparrowhawk ( 1 female over), Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, dozens of Cowslips and a single Red Campion flower.
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Harlequin Ladybird on Gorse
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