We had a session at the Quarry this morning, catching only a handful of birds. The total was 9, with 6 new birds and 3 recaptures. The species were (recaps in brackets) Silvereye 2, Chaffinch 1, House Sparrow 2 (1) Greenfinch 1 (1) and Blackbird (1)
The total included a couple of interesting recaps. The most significant was a House Sparrow that had been banded 15 Feb 2018. This bird is now at 2030 days from banding our oldest recap of any species at the Quarry. The original banding date was only a couple of months after we started banding at this site. The bird has now been captured 4 times, all at the same site. The Blackbird had been banded at the other end of the Quarry on 19 March 2020 as a juvenile.
We have also had a day banding Harriers last week with limited success. We caught 3 new birds and made 1 recapture.
