Sunday 23 November 2014

Starling roost

Sunday 23rd November 2014 :

Following Linda's discovery of a Starling roost last week, Dave, Joe, Linda and I put up 6 nets ( 2 on iron path and 4 in middle of main reed-bed and then kept fingers crossed as the Sparrowhawk looked for an evening meal as numbers built up to c 1000 birds.

Initially the birds landed behind the hide, either side of main path. But they moved and we ended up catching and ringing 79 Starling and 2 Reed Bunting.

Other birds seen / heard :  3+ Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Curlew

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