INTRODUCTION

This is foreseen to be an occasional blog relating to bird ringing at Abbotsbury Swannery. The site has operated as a BTO Constant Effort Site since 1995 and has taken part in the BTO Swallow Roost Project. In recent years we have concentrated in the autumn with both Yellow and Pied/White Wagtails. In 2009 we joined the Woodcock Network.

Saturday 20 August 2011

A busy evening

This evening we trapped and ringed exactly 100 birds in just over three hours. Species included Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin and Yellow Wagtail. Following on from my recent comments of numbers of Yellow Wagtails there was an interesting count of over 230 Yellow Wagtails going in to roost this evening. They were quite a sight mixed in with some 400 Swallows  and  200 Sand Martins. The Yellow Wagtails were all over the site prior to roost. They were even heard flying over the village from 17.00hrs onwards. With calm conditions forecast for the next few days hopefully more birds will be trapped and ringed.
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