Anneke and I had a banding session early this morning at the Mt Albert fennel patch.
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| Dawn breaking over the ranges with Wellington Airport in the middle |
Unfortunately the birds were a bit later than usual in arriving and Anneke had to leave for work just as numbers were starting to build up.
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| Anneke removing a Silvereye from mist net. |
Forty eight birds were caught with all but 2 being Silvereye The other 2 were the usual Dunnock and a Song Thrush which was the first bird of this species ever caught at this site.
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| The Song Thrush had a deformed lower bill, possibly due to injury |
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| It was aged as a juvenile by the "thorn" pattern on the coverts among other indicators. |
Of the Silvereye 8 were recaptures, all of which had been banded during the last few weeks.
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