Exciting birds in the nets and in the sky !

Today, we went back ringing at Kabeltromlen, trying out our new nets disposition in the reeds. The weather starts to be very hot, and mosquitoes more and more numerous !
It was a really good day for catching, and we ringed almost 40 birds, of which a large part were female Blackcaps (Munk). 



In the first round we also caught a female Grey Wagtail (Bjergvipstjert).


Later on, we were surprised to catch two newly hatched and very pretty Bearded tits in the reeds !

Since several days, we have also been catching Crested tit’s (Topmejse ) hatchlings in the nets, and today we got 3 of them !  There are several characteristics that can be used to differentiate newly-hatched Crested tits from older birds: usually the crest is not fully developed, the eye is brown while in the adults it is reddish-brown, and some parts of the body still don’t have feathers.  
We are expecting to catch more and more hatchlings, as the season progresses. We have so far caught young Crested tits, Bearded Tits, and Blackbirds, and more should come soon !

On our last round, we caught one very beautiful Hawfinch male (Kernebider). Hawfinches are unmistakable thanks to their very massive and wide bill that they use to feed on large hard seeds (such as cherry seeds).

We also caught two Lesser redpolls (Lille Gråsisken).


And last but not least, we saw again a Lesser-spotted Eagle (Lille skrigeørn) alongside Common and Honey Buzzards while ringing !

In the afternoon, we followed our normal routine, completing our daily tasks. Frederik left and will come back on Monday.

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

 Gransanger – Chiffchaff - 1

Havesanger – Garden Warbler -  4

Munk – Blackcap – 16

Topmejse – Crested Tit – 3

Kærsanger – Marsh Warbler – 1

Rørsanger – Reed Warbler – 1

Sangdrossel – Song Thrush – 1

Gærdesanger – Lesser Whitehtroat – 2

Solsort – Blackbird – 1

Skægmejse – Bearded Tit – 2

Bjergvipstjert – Grey Wagtail – 1

Kernebider – Hawfinch – 1

Lille Gråsisken – Redpoll – 3

Total: 37

People : Martina Hillbrand, Frederik R. Johansen and Amandine Doré

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