Friday 2 May 2014

May 2nd (New Hythe)

I was particularly pleased this morning whilst ringing in the Brook House area,when I re-trapped Nightingale T677063.Along with T677041,which I re trapped on April 18th,they are now my oldest ringed Nightingales,(seven years old),both hatched during 2007.

My previous oldest Nightingale was six,which I recorded during a twelve year study of Nightingales just across the river on the former Reed Island Site,(1979 - 1992).

T677063,first caught in the east scrub on the 06 06 08.

re-trapped in the Brook House area on the 17 04 13.

re-trapped in the Brook House area on 02 05 14.

Both birds are males.Male Nightingales are more sight faithful than females.

The re-trap history of T677041,can be found under April.

John Buckingham and I also caught a Garden Warbler,my third so far this spring.The Cuckoo was still in the area of the east and west scrub.

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