February 19th (Isle of Sheppey)

February 11th (New Hythe)

I was ringing in the (West scrub) this morning (08:00 - 10:00)

BIRD RINGED

Blue Tit           2

Great Tit          3

Dunnock          1

Reed Bunting  11

Chaffinch         1

TOTAL             18

From the top  Siskin (male)  Reed Bunting (male) Chaffinch (male) adult (male) Chaffinch tail (6). 

February 3rd (New Hythe)

Crisp and bright. (09:00 - 10:30).

From the top  female Teal (from the Bucket Wood)  Goosander (Railway lake)  Ring-necked Duck (Abbey Mead)  Snipe (from the Bucket Wood),from where I could see at least 20.

February 1st (Garden)

I caught two Blackcaps in the garden this morning.A female without a ring and a male that was already wearing a ring.Controlling a winter Blackcap is well worth the effort.This bird was wearing a ring from the Jersey ringing scheme.I will eagerly await the ringing information,when it comes through via the BTO.

Later during the afternoon,the male returned.I was watching it feeding on some apples that I had put out.When a cat jumped up and snatched at the bird,luckily he escaped,though missing most of his tail.

The above photo was taken before the attack.