It was a well attended event but unfortunately it was relatively quiet on the birding front for the time of year. On the plus side the weather was very pleasant being sunny and warm throughout with the generally southerly wind direction contributing to the lack of birds. Having said that Wryneck, Red-backed Shrike and Common Rosefinch were present and there was some southerly passage and movement over the sea.
My role was to provide the ringing demonstration at the Warren and I did manage to catch a few birds for very appreciative audiences. As the catching rate was fairly low I was able to allow quite a few people to hold and release birds, much to their delight. Hopefully everyone will have gained something from the experience and a few may have been encouraged or inspired to take up ringing.
I did manage to take a few photos around the ringing and those I have chosen to post are fairly random. They show there is always something to look at or that there is always a new way of looking at something you have seen before. It is a while since I have been to Spurn and it was great to catch up with friends that I haven't seen for some time. It was good to be back and made even better by great people.
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| Starlings are declining as resident and migrants birds and shouldn't be taken for granted. |
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| No question which way the wind was blowing. |
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| Gutter Pigeon at Warren Cottage |
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| Migrant Hawker |
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| Keeping Warm |
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| My wire |
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| Feather management |
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| View from Spurn Lighthouse looking northeast |
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| View from Spurn Lighthouse looking southwest |
I don't usually play with the art modes on my cameras but here are a few in what are called dramatic mode.
And back to normal with a Comma.
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| Comma on a mist-net pole |
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