On Wednesday the Harrier traps were set in a large blackcurrant paddock in Lakeside near Leeston. It had been intended to set them on another farm but as they were shearing the site was changed. It turned out to be a fortunate move as we ended up with a record catch of seven birds. This is nearly double the previous record of four in one day.
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| A very happy chappy holding one of the birds |
All the birds were judged to be adults except one which still had the brown eye of a younger bird. They were, except for two, females. Although the distance between this site and the one previously banded at is only just over 3km there were no recaps.
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| The younger bird with the brown eye |
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The pale yellow eye of an old bird
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One of the females had interesting eyes with dark streaks at the bottom
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Although we have had 2 birds caught at the same time in a trap before Wednesday was the first time we have had 3.
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| Three birds in one trap. |
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