Sunday 21 November 2010

Bird Ringing

Bird-ringing at Amanda’s with the children as part of a Fowlmere Bulfinches event. Caught Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, and Dunnock. The children also dissected several Barn Owl pellets, finding various Shrews, Mice, and Vole bones, most of which could be identified under microscope to specific level. Three Tree Sparrows were also seen and during a quiet moment I went for a walk and found a three figure count flock of Corn Buntings.

After taking Sam to football in Bishop’s Stortford I called in at Amwell for the Gull roost, but unfortunately nothing of note was found apart from a Little Egret.