Monday, November 19, 2012

It is getting quiet...

Like last year, after the massive influx of Blackbirds, the number of captures is gradually decreasing and it is the same observation this year. However, we're not unhappy because we continue to do ringing session with results that would have make us jump for joy in August..!

We can mention again some new captures of Sparrowhawks!! On Wednesday, we even captured an adult female for the first time at the station and , the same morning, we captured once again a young male that we have ringed 2 months ago.  
 We can also notice the capture of a Mistle Trush this Friday: that's the first and probably the last of this year...

Bohemian Waxwing: this one has taunted us a lot, taking care of avoiding the nets all the time... (Bombycilla garrulus).

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris).


Common Chiffchaff : this individual presents the characteristics of an Eastern subspecies (Phylloscopus collybita).

Eurasian Sparrowhawk, female adult : notice the orange coloured iris (Accipiter nisus).




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