Saturday, January 6, 2018

Bird ringing compilation 2017

2017 wasn't my best year with 171 ringed birds, but those numbers came from 28 different species which is very good compared to previous years.

The highlights of the year are the 4 Hawfinches and my first Dendrocopos medius.

Enjoy some of the 2017 pictures :)














Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Veshtica - 24th December 2017

I've planned my first ringing session for the holidays on 24.12.2017. The feeders were full for the last few weeks and I was expecting a decent number of new birds.

Unfortunately the morning started with very strong wind (10,4 m/s) and I had to set up the nets few hours later than expected. 

The results for the day were very bad, because the in the previous days more than 100 birds were feeding at the station, so 19 birds is quite disappointing.

Total: 17(2)

Great tit -9(1)
Blue tit - 6(0)
Nuthatch - 1(1)
Marsh tit - 1 (0)

The folded nets

Getting ready for the ringing with some bulgarian tea