I started ringing as a C ringer in May last year and now I am beginning to catch some of last years birds as they have returned. So far its been a couple of blackcaps - both males and 3 chiff chaffs. Exciting stuff!
The prize bird so far has been a swallow, first processed as a pulli at the College on the 24 May 2009 and then caught yesterday in the mist nets at the allotment in Martinstown. Its about 6 miles between the College and Martinstown but to go via South Africa is some journey. The swallows returned 2 or 3 days ago and we have been watching them hawk low over the dairy grazing fields as they feed up - not knowing one of them was a College bird establishing herself in Martinstown!
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