Monday 19 November 2012

Gibraltar trip report - October 2012

21st - 27th October - Ringing at Jew's Gate, Gibraltar

Nets close to observatory ( and in garden ) and we ( Dave, Joe, James, Linda and I ) took the plane in search of late migrants. Super welcome and place for a spell ringing, visiting.

On one day we rung 350 birds, all hands to the pump for 7 hours consecutively ...

Many ringing ticks for James, and a tick for Joe in the form of a Dartford Warbler.

Sadly two days had stormy weather in the Straight and coastal area - Morocco disappeared as the wind, rain and lightning came - spring traps continued to work in moments of respite.

Birds:

1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 137 Robin, 1 Nightingale, 135 Black Redstart, 7 Redstart, 4 Blackbird, 36 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Dartford Warbler, 23 Sardinian Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 292 Blackcap, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 BlueTit, 22 Chaffinch, 1 Serin, 16 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet


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