Monday, 24 August 2015

Sunday 23rd August 2015

After three inches of rain in the last four days the weather was set to get better this evening, and it did!

A swallow roost ringing session had been planned at Oxwich Marsh NNR and so at 18:30 I met up with Owain and Keith to be joined later by, Darren, Phil, Wayne and Heather.

An additional set of three nets caught, Reed, Sedge warblers and Whitethroat so was set to add variety to the main event of  85 Swallows with a good smattering of adult birds, and four Sand Martins as well as a Common Pipistrelle bat which was released unharmed.


the first few Swallows being ringed

Wing measurement one of the "biometrics" we take


Juvenile Swallow Z544022 soon to make that epic journey to South Africa

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