tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23647382180210902642024-03-27T20:41:05.773+13:00New Zealand Bird Banding & BandersBird Banding (Ringing) around New ZealandPeter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.comBlogger615125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-72313898230407744312024-03-27T20:39:00.006+13:002024-03-27T20:40:32.748+13:00A good days Harrier Banding.<p> On Monday 25 March my twin brothers and I set traps to catch Harriers. Well actually one set the traps while we other two took a leisurely drive out to the Country. The first round of the traps was a little disappointing with a new bird and a Recap. After a coffee break thing picked up and we ended the day with 10 new birds banded and 4 recaptures. One of the recaps was only banded in the morning and then caught again in the afternoon in the same trap. Must be a bit of a slow learner.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZMxZXBubefE80G9z_t7GZZLRKoRyaS95VOt34XDTBOraWqnIJmamFBM1HcUFWGmXtbuPq1xwqkyNuV7qrhkK4rGg-iIoE6-J1bT4dpztIHrH6ss4ys1IUWw-7zKD2c9mfCfCg9kKxpKTFscqam1-JgPceYYhNNJ3dsMXhpb-qNhqFX4xRnDTBHmm6kbn/s4320/25%20Mar%2024%20JG%20&%20AF.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZMxZXBubefE80G9z_t7GZZLRKoRyaS95VOt34XDTBOraWqnIJmamFBM1HcUFWGmXtbuPq1xwqkyNuV7qrhkK4rGg-iIoE6-J1bT4dpztIHrH6ss4ys1IUWw-7zKD2c9mfCfCg9kKxpKTFscqam1-JgPceYYhNNJ3dsMXhpb-qNhqFX4xRnDTBHmm6kbn/s320/25%20Mar%2024%20JG%20&%20AF.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The twins with one of the birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The other three were a bit more interesting. One had been banded 29 May 20 23, 301 days before. The other two were banded in 2022, one on 6 July making it 628 days ago, and the other on 28 May, at 667 days. One of these birds has interesting eye markings with black lines at the bottom of each eye. This was noticed when it was originally captured and I had thought that with time they would fade, but they are still there with little noticeable change. I calculate that she was at least 3 years old when originally banded and now is at least in her 5th year so it looks likely that the eyes will remain with this feature.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3uNrzKqCYGgNRUY5zKAOgpSnH-7vxl0jhwnG1zVCwpgO5ovXr4QJQ-CrrSvtxuGGUVhhudA54gKNRaE4kcgtdfXsBzM9GojBeKEg1SNiF4dpk5sOgyBNowusNMF3kCqFf2375VaUUmqlo2qJPFxYQq4yrji39gckU-8pQtSWUpzuy2TphowBtwUyk20b/s3586/L-49112x2%20Head%20Front%20View.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3586" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3uNrzKqCYGgNRUY5zKAOgpSnH-7vxl0jhwnG1zVCwpgO5ovXr4QJQ-CrrSvtxuGGUVhhudA54gKNRaE4kcgtdfXsBzM9GojBeKEg1SNiF4dpk5sOgyBNowusNMF3kCqFf2375VaUUmqlo2qJPFxYQq4yrji39gckU-8pQtSWUpzuy2TphowBtwUyk20b/s320/L-49112x2%20Head%20Front%20View.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25 Mar 24 (in body moult)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFbenEJSZyttOU5hGo4KaoPWzGMTKbKCm06GpcqwuxXYTelqD0Pa26J_vy2LazOGfnhKNZg5OZX6ZuiAVvCOo0k0G_2g7eKbgiaDCSE4EHDRVbNj6LKQUdlYB9bc5_wIHe7qhwf8iuFci0o5HGqy8S0GC8-mZneZTKg1wQMjgyRcvq0qU2sQDtFf5IKZB/s4320/L-49112%20Head%20front.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFbenEJSZyttOU5hGo4KaoPWzGMTKbKCm06GpcqwuxXYTelqD0Pa26J_vy2LazOGfnhKNZg5OZX6ZuiAVvCOo0k0G_2g7eKbgiaDCSE4EHDRVbNj6LKQUdlYB9bc5_wIHe7qhwf8iuFci0o5HGqy8S0GC8-mZneZTKg1wQMjgyRcvq0qU2sQDtFf5IKZB/s320/L-49112%20Head%20front.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 July 22 first time caught.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Amongst the new birds looks like an old male. It is like a lot of old males getting a bit pale in places.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsYma2EtIJ4w4iJrQFAWWpj8HOZ6p7WOMXbAo6rNSnrxQKrNCB-VO12sXUHqM3jQjqaZGeZu4l4j3KTaF_zW9tm9-9xbJ52CgPzEb82KN-Ps0_zxXX5yEwe281OA-ktiv44xVSfFDHeQD7A5CCdXVPejFhpNLv6qhBXykBJt2zR-NzKw4xsM4N4ZtwjPo/s4320/L-49525%20Ventral%20View.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="4320" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsYma2EtIJ4w4iJrQFAWWpj8HOZ6p7WOMXbAo6rNSnrxQKrNCB-VO12sXUHqM3jQjqaZGeZu4l4j3KTaF_zW9tm9-9xbJ52CgPzEb82KN-Ps0_zxXX5yEwe281OA-ktiv44xVSfFDHeQD7A5CCdXVPejFhpNLv6qhBXykBJt2zR-NzKw4xsM4N4ZtwjPo/s320/L-49525%20Ventral%20View.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very white below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EBigc6Aed9eTREEdjnynhKO2irq0DrqKJB6K7nC0uDjV8bRfemUrq8657yvkMp-Rhl2Qq7DeaV9jufrm1NgNLLCFrS8kCKbPxcf7ybb6hwQgEVaebunaPvocfzQ0IatqPbsCTvWe1jYW8HeVrraj1C8DF_OUs6njHmcpZlkngYr9BL6Ando_2ZKwrN9S/s4025/L-49525%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="4025" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EBigc6Aed9eTREEdjnynhKO2irq0DrqKJB6K7nC0uDjV8bRfemUrq8657yvkMp-Rhl2Qq7DeaV9jufrm1NgNLLCFrS8kCKbPxcf7ybb6hwQgEVaebunaPvocfzQ0IatqPbsCTvWe1jYW8HeVrraj1C8DF_OUs6njHmcpZlkngYr9BL6Ando_2ZKwrN9S/s320/L-49525%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has a pale-yellow eye of an old bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We place traps on a number of properties and all the landowners are very supportive of our activities. Frequently stopping bye to catch up on the latest captures. </p><p><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-70530203396661997532024-03-24T16:51:00.001+13:002024-03-24T16:51:37.565+13:00A Rap of recent banding attempts.<p> There has been a limited amount of banding in recent weeks with birds mostly feeding on the large amount of food available and not yet flocking to any extent. Harriers have only returned to this part of the country in any number in the last few weeks.</p><p>On Friday we had a session at the Halswell Quarry at what is usually a reliable site but only managed to band 7 birds. Three each of Dunnock and Chaffinch, and a solitary Silvereye. All were new and most were young birds.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VNf6OIFjow9iDdzimu8JIjCBMbztJfRxObuxjjMM7Yu5zYoHOQK7WvANngamea93DBIg9EuSYrmivHMKSrJUR4QXB4nAdksaKXWkrG2opz_lGBxFwVMV9b1-ezOU6cUwKfqGe5lgUpDXBGIeyCk2I6GuQCr6s4AmzCFXM8FnQ6IGBqLYDG-mql13BVei/s4320/SAM_6025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VNf6OIFjow9iDdzimu8JIjCBMbztJfRxObuxjjMM7Yu5zYoHOQK7WvANngamea93DBIg9EuSYrmivHMKSrJUR4QXB4nAdksaKXWkrG2opz_lGBxFwVMV9b1-ezOU6cUwKfqGe5lgUpDXBGIeyCk2I6GuQCr6s4AmzCFXM8FnQ6IGBqLYDG-mql13BVei/s320/SAM_6025.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight a relatively new bander looking happy with the first bird of the day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMlH-fwge0L9IDYxZw5Ps3TouW5a44KNEoYUkqYMu7KE4G64KA01c4BZEeb0bTsIpYrXYYoS2eBXqSSL7s-Us-8klVZOPXVH6m4kagqYd6CJDH2cmtHNaC2b8kiDnogvK_qz0nixYcIDBoqEtGKyHJD_d7ODX-Ly48AIC2Ahjp_MNiX64yX4RTAHW57Aj/s4320/SAM_6026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMlH-fwge0L9IDYxZw5Ps3TouW5a44KNEoYUkqYMu7KE4G64KA01c4BZEeb0bTsIpYrXYYoS2eBXqSSL7s-Us-8klVZOPXVH6m4kagqYd6CJDH2cmtHNaC2b8kiDnogvK_qz0nixYcIDBoqEtGKyHJD_d7ODX-Ly48AIC2Ahjp_MNiX64yX4RTAHW57Aj/s320/SAM_6026.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking even happier with two birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p> A couple of weeks ago we had an attempt to trap Harriers with only limited success. Three birds were caught 2 new and a recapture. The low rate of capture is I think at least partly my fault with the trap orientation being wrong and several birds failing to find the entrance funnel.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPX-ZkAZsIvxRke-DPZdyb934pT_5HqbrQvxtQKTXH4qOq2zb0FJLv-afEzO2PudUXRD7G8UJP7YGRVLzxf8g_KwRN8KlVowgjoXRuGy8DAVp0e3hD2mlH3sXDhk7K6q2o9EAYfN3sG_eAbKeLqVcDukx-IY_EfcKkBbgyQegIDwNxfKHAee61kgOCJb_/s3075/L-49519%20Head%20&%20Eye..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="3075" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPX-ZkAZsIvxRke-DPZdyb934pT_5HqbrQvxtQKTXH4qOq2zb0FJLv-afEzO2PudUXRD7G8UJP7YGRVLzxf8g_KwRN8KlVowgjoXRuGy8DAVp0e3hD2mlH3sXDhk7K6q2o9EAYfN3sG_eAbKeLqVcDukx-IY_EfcKkBbgyQegIDwNxfKHAee61kgOCJb_/s320/L-49519%20Head%20&%20Eye..JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JR2qLnlJfMBCuKoeSXa2Lbsa7wa3x4VvQZaVdsGpOLVh4nMlbv9Zupr__ndz0TBS4t30tM4cagvCAHFZf0DkQFLq1NrI3c0H9iY6U6ZVp5PdqTe5NetdQrk7NXJoItUmdddgRKagIJrDgBZOcfnVHmeTu_Fmm1glfX_CV8of7reuTWoHiWby3OOWoEF4/s3213/L-49518%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3213" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JR2qLnlJfMBCuKoeSXa2Lbsa7wa3x4VvQZaVdsGpOLVh4nMlbv9Zupr__ndz0TBS4t30tM4cagvCAHFZf0DkQFLq1NrI3c0H9iY6U6ZVp5PdqTe5NetdQrk7NXJoItUmdddgRKagIJrDgBZOcfnVHmeTu_Fmm1glfX_CV8of7reuTWoHiWby3OOWoEF4/s320/L-49518%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x-HdRwgZn43tTbpi-85aZ3RxKsZxj8GUrz7DsuNHND88OFUqlQDNAOVbX1dB3dSKX3wCA8GDAU1yE-28tJEkU6OzoJviyRQr5JKRZRmpsBThfQtcdKKCvzZbwlZoxt9ALp_lB7UkaY3iv9CFHuavJNa8T5jlFTHudizgTNTV7x4yP9kt0tLNq9eYbCR-/s3486/L-49517x2%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="3486" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x-HdRwgZn43tTbpi-85aZ3RxKsZxj8GUrz7DsuNHND88OFUqlQDNAOVbX1dB3dSKX3wCA8GDAU1yE-28tJEkU6OzoJviyRQr5JKRZRmpsBThfQtcdKKCvzZbwlZoxt9ALp_lB7UkaY3iv9CFHuavJNa8T5jlFTHudizgTNTV7x4yP9kt0tLNq9eYbCR-/s320/L-49517x2%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three birds for the day all young females.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>We have also banded 7 Spotted Shags that have been in rehab at the South Is. Wildlife Hospital. This is the largest number they have managed to rehabilitate. This is due to the dedication of Pauline the Manager and Senior Vet at the Hospital.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkDSNkdYS0db7eYfjJEUGj-JlgIisJBufYa90eBTrlcc6PxcpnBrRGi1So8M6T7FDOHnQVoBX0ZKYkShXS-sA-wk8CFxcKyXX3xbW_lnKaSArV9DFvltrSUUjGhjm6Pe5LBxrE5OXmSrQhTDHyvv2SYwPSFAIJ7y4X0J5iKq9Ddyd9Bh9IuC0UXdcVg2L/s847/Spotted%20shag%20Pauline's%20baby%2020240227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkDSNkdYS0db7eYfjJEUGj-JlgIisJBufYa90eBTrlcc6PxcpnBrRGi1So8M6T7FDOHnQVoBX0ZKYkShXS-sA-wk8CFxcKyXX3xbW_lnKaSArV9DFvltrSUUjGhjm6Pe5LBxrE5OXmSrQhTDHyvv2SYwPSFAIJ7y4X0J5iKq9Ddyd9Bh9IuC0UXdcVg2L/s320/Spotted%20shag%20Pauline's%20baby%2020240227.jpg" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pauline in control of the bitey bit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-6163420403892785182024-02-11T10:13:00.013+13:002024-02-11T10:19:17.556+13:00Some recent banding and some failures.<p> We haven't had any major banding sessions so far this year but have nevertheless banded a few birds.</p><p>About 10 days ago Ruud and I banded 3 Kingfisher puli in a nest at Living Springs near Governers Bay. This is at least a month later than we have banded nestling Kingfishers before.</p><p>Last Thursday Ruud and I went to the South Island Wildlife Hospital at Willowbank to band some rehabilitated birds before their release. We banded 7 Little Owls and 4 Kingfishers. Most of the birds of both species seemed to have received their injuries from either having an accident on a road or flying into a window. The exception to this was two juvenile Little Owls that had been blown out of their tree.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKYC5oG9Ubl9-Zt2yXVWq-PWaLWPMVkzxVnu_Kc5FSU2MTTqdhKpiil4gs2HcHxmLc-gYE2Q6R9Wxs-pz82IyfMjU7iPh1GFqHWmyBvxkfhshtNM1EgZ_jgPtBaun5DoNOO8smkpbtyxQKK1p9oiB9atcsaqypV7UzvYURvF5ONV69GK1OaJwCv0CYAS6/s4320/Pauline%20H%20banding%20Kingfisher%208%20Feb%2024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKYC5oG9Ubl9-Zt2yXVWq-PWaLWPMVkzxVnu_Kc5FSU2MTTqdhKpiil4gs2HcHxmLc-gYE2Q6R9Wxs-pz82IyfMjU7iPh1GFqHWmyBvxkfhshtNM1EgZ_jgPtBaun5DoNOO8smkpbtyxQKK1p9oiB9atcsaqypV7UzvYURvF5ONV69GK1OaJwCv0CYAS6/s320/Pauline%20H%20banding%20Kingfisher%208%20Feb%2024.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pauline the Vet and Manager at the Hospital banding one of the Kingfishers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_rAT-TQttvWpIAMTB5H9yfzOkD0XrlR_QGR3VtuKG2RdXG-mqC4YoREEiYUr5q9g8Gcn2NeBtEAuZWzYD5uw8lfaNqDSgysWHX-1Xv_UKlClgigr0qfpefT14t9JLSAwgbbGOUBf9ukrefg10c5WXZtBPh8Awuw5N49IxCTu2I3-_ZkSh9-1up5SbTv8/s4320/Ruud%20K%20banding%20L%20Owl%208%20Feb%2024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_rAT-TQttvWpIAMTB5H9yfzOkD0XrlR_QGR3VtuKG2RdXG-mqC4YoREEiYUr5q9g8Gcn2NeBtEAuZWzYD5uw8lfaNqDSgysWHX-1Xv_UKlClgigr0qfpefT14t9JLSAwgbbGOUBf9ukrefg10c5WXZtBPh8Awuw5N49IxCTu2I3-_ZkSh9-1up5SbTv8/s320/Ruud%20K%20banding%20L%20Owl%208%20Feb%2024.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud banding one of the Little Owls.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I recently banded a juvenile Black-fronted Tern that had been raised from a very small chick. It had been picked up in the Waimakariri Riverbed by a well-meaning man, who, because there was no sign of its parents taken it home. He ignored advice from DOC to return it and it eventually ended up with Jackie a bird rescue lady who raised it on whitebait until it was ready to fly. It was then taken to Orana Park and put into a flight aviary, which is where I banded it. A few days later it was released on the Ashley River in an area where there was a flock of Black-fronted Terns, including other juveniles. Despite the fact that it was habituated to humans the release appears to have been successful.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Htmx-6RzJHlB5ZzUy3zYtgW8GDALK0ggfXDIX_G7kxNLp-Q-7tUmQ__zG2S0OCeLCrA8fD1Kp_uMi7AEsJ_fo-1lHi24mJaZMzs_cPwxjCSAYhTddoAE-S5BOKqdlFSMRmOc5lPfzD6EaiHMH7IZrXNW4U2c0GHnOTMEEZYgS0ePuHeIAae5cmJHz0f/s1500/B-F%20Turn%20Juv%20day%20after%20release%20Ashley%20R.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3Htmx-6RzJHlB5ZzUy3zYtgW8GDALK0ggfXDIX_G7kxNLp-Q-7tUmQ__zG2S0OCeLCrA8fD1Kp_uMi7AEsJ_fo-1lHi24mJaZMzs_cPwxjCSAYhTddoAE-S5BOKqdlFSMRmOc5lPfzD6EaiHMH7IZrXNW4U2c0GHnOTMEEZYgS0ePuHeIAae5cmJHz0f/s320/B-F%20Turn%20Juv%20day%20after%20release%20Ashley%20R.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bird the day after its release when it was roosting with its compatriots.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHp562kuxrMcxIJAE-SDuIdFLcoPaPhTrD7cOcV02GLrLM40VhIWrTge-_ZPEe6IvhVL8BP3yiytPce2GhPKH71uVTsN_qgwNk2pe2jeE_rfo7EfeoeOjbqx5dyJOjjLTUxBo_oIlbY2mgRG-fhpEf5Rh91j2nWrHMhvEx3IlgzoBKiCLi5wfJqhNy7EA/s1500/B-F%20Turn%20Juv%20Flying%20after%20release..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHp562kuxrMcxIJAE-SDuIdFLcoPaPhTrD7cOcV02GLrLM40VhIWrTge-_ZPEe6IvhVL8BP3yiytPce2GhPKH71uVTsN_qgwNk2pe2jeE_rfo7EfeoeOjbqx5dyJOjjLTUxBo_oIlbY2mgRG-fhpEf5Rh91j2nWrHMhvEx3IlgzoBKiCLi5wfJqhNy7EA/s320/B-F%20Turn%20Juv%20Flying%20after%20release..jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its first flight doing a circuit of the area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pPjC50jKr0jb5gJhspIHSxB3a41AHKPWa6AsVeeYFif4CvaS4HqB5eXkNCakgBPXVNpQIcSl8H7SN-BYB77efBGLnEQB3VeAgEHpQs9A2kBiefBv_Ghj3w6jjNNzbljtFtOUqVchY_dYcDk7p-17Xu2z6Cny06LOOgbnCg7L77spkO2jdO9XLcHvvJHN/s1500/B-F%20Turn%20after%20release%20showing%20bands.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pPjC50jKr0jb5gJhspIHSxB3a41AHKPWa6AsVeeYFif4CvaS4HqB5eXkNCakgBPXVNpQIcSl8H7SN-BYB77efBGLnEQB3VeAgEHpQs9A2kBiefBv_Ghj3w6jjNNzbljtFtOUqVchY_dYcDk7p-17Xu2z6Cny06LOOgbnCg7L77spkO2jdO9XLcHvvJHN/s320/B-F%20Turn%20after%20release%20showing%20bands.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing off its bands.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB2fZRZSWbaExHiD9l4XQFttsF6jVZBpWdxN2rRDKkjx-t0-Ih0WjJUqb-3TeC72LlIakSpxd5KNrZN9ECjUITkLf-DCLvqRXd2epxkWNlMT-A8iuSe6nVD0vcGhEx7w7-zTuP5xbAuJEXTuhF-85JCD73AZFi_cWufQeIprdLBk1JWUObwLHfuMqzb1_/s4320/B-F%20Turn%20Banded%20Orana%20Park%201.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB2fZRZSWbaExHiD9l4XQFttsF6jVZBpWdxN2rRDKkjx-t0-Ih0WjJUqb-3TeC72LlIakSpxd5KNrZN9ECjUITkLf-DCLvqRXd2epxkWNlMT-A8iuSe6nVD0vcGhEx7w7-zTuP5xbAuJEXTuhF-85JCD73AZFi_cWufQeIprdLBk1JWUObwLHfuMqzb1_/s320/B-F%20Turn%20Banded%20Orana%20Park%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshly banded.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>A few days ago a photo was attached to an E Bird report of a Little Owl with a metal leg band. The photo was taken near Rangiora at a site where we had banded a brood of Little Owls and it is almost certainly one of these youngsters. It is good to know that it is surviving and interesting that it has not moved far from home. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MdGx_CZMd66Z0atY7ZMJ2j7rXKjNPTjh_uQjtZ0gKDQ-MDsm6hm6_FieOtPssu0mplp7iSyCujFElTuVZ29aEs6jcoGpvGh7o02hobGWydOjPHmB3S5ENkLkwJpikvwOI1a_hI3v7uJM3ssSCeUBd_d4h97GHniCrqDi38l42-qSjiu0wv4rHO0AjJQg/s480/Little%20Owl%20with%20band%20Golf%20Links%20R%20-%209%20Feb%2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="480" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MdGx_CZMd66Z0atY7ZMJ2j7rXKjNPTjh_uQjtZ0gKDQ-MDsm6hm6_FieOtPssu0mplp7iSyCujFElTuVZ29aEs6jcoGpvGh7o02hobGWydOjPHmB3S5ENkLkwJpikvwOI1a_hI3v7uJM3ssSCeUBd_d4h97GHniCrqDi38l42-qSjiu0wv4rHO0AjJQg/s320/Little%20Owl%20with%20band%20Golf%20Links%20R%20-%209%20Feb%2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately can't read the number but the band is definitely there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p>Over the last few weeks we have made several attempts to catch and band Harriers. These have had only limited success with only three birds banded. Two were at Phil's place at Motukarara and the other out at Lakeside. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtxcgtAPM9_dOI5kUOsRCJR9hJLxZaCY_pvrwdFllJweT1YcIma4ZU5OfHL-VRosG2S8feYr6XtH9M_I_SR0aoJ3ww370n8NTEdEVpPzhFooWsuC8ek7y7PdUWFRHzfJHRl6iibCbMZMdcK1L-ZqVZO_wAwkiR5a0eIFMVJRdtY9dnwaIT6X0GkoFvDG1/s4320/L-49517%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtxcgtAPM9_dOI5kUOsRCJR9hJLxZaCY_pvrwdFllJweT1YcIma4ZU5OfHL-VRosG2S8feYr6XtH9M_I_SR0aoJ3ww370n8NTEdEVpPzhFooWsuC8ek7y7PdUWFRHzfJHRl6iibCbMZMdcK1L-ZqVZO_wAwkiR5a0eIFMVJRdtY9dnwaIT6X0GkoFvDG1/s320/L-49517%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last Harrier we have banded. A young female.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-71129449871286282762023-12-22T16:44:00.041+13:002023-12-22T21:35:34.553+13:00Final roundup for 2023 - Mostly Little Owl news.<p> We have had no organised sessions for a while, mostly due to the sites we use at this time of year having very few birds. So mostly news about Little Owls and the banding of the usual Kingfisher Puli.</p><p>We were asked about six months ago if we could erect a couple of Owl nesting boxes at a site development where there were going to be several mature trees removed. The locals were concerned about the welfare of the resident Little Owls. Two boxes were duly erected then, when I went to check them about a month ago, it was found that one had been stolen. This theft must have taken some doing as the tree that the box was attached to was in a secure property. The thief would have had to have taken a long ladder over the fence and removed half a dozen large screws before retracing their steps. Unfortunately, the remaining box had no residents.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtJNJ4Y-kf5PASuk6Zi3rcN4dBBmHAT7BbG69frsZWQzGsaJKNH9fQVpyRMcExImxMEn31BiAVRS2i1Oma5nvgDizzGoWavRFLwMEvwTB5Z5hmbatWIsNWuwCxzkCn5j8KRIkkrFu5QFFiE0hYUyExU70omDqEOB0XuiPthNp5VtLhzaC4MwCoBu5TdKM/s1002/Little%20Owl%20Spreydon%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtJNJ4Y-kf5PASuk6Zi3rcN4dBBmHAT7BbG69frsZWQzGsaJKNH9fQVpyRMcExImxMEn31BiAVRS2i1Oma5nvgDizzGoWavRFLwMEvwTB5Z5hmbatWIsNWuwCxzkCn5j8KRIkkrFu5QFFiE0hYUyExU70omDqEOB0XuiPthNp5VtLhzaC4MwCoBu5TdKM/s320/Little%20Owl%20Spreydon%20.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Little Owl hat had been found on the road</td></tr></tbody></table>.<br /><p></p><p>While I was recently away in Auckland, I received a message that a Little Owl fledgling had been found near the site. After much interchanging of messages, Ruud was the only person available to assist. After further discussion it was decided to place the bird in an old mailbox with the hope that its parents would find it. Unfortunately during the following night it died. After examining photos Ruud took and a discussion with him it was apparent that the bird had left the nest prematurely and was in poor health.</p><p> </p><p>On my return to Christchurch, I decided to recheck the remaining box and have a look around. I was just in the process of getting the ladder into position when a lady called out and asked if I was interested in Owls. After a discussion with her it emerged that she had taken her 2-year-old Grandson to the Kids Playground across the road where they had found a baby Owl curled up on some of the equipment. Jan (who had come to assist me) and I retrieved the youngster and finding it in good health with a full crop banded it and placed it securely in the nearest tree. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUzRFE5DGjNvm5Co1Vp8o17IrrzYIUj4w-n-D15zyqWB3etkMMxylAbAH8nNzTqqULH-ZGrSCWk8LRPnqpPZeHbhrOuXq63Fa9Ky8JvU4-vvO9ZNcsP7GHpV5SdU8tJ2B4NyrkB19PduhN6qxCxQW0Wq-EbUb2cw-ZP70n57HeWM3y-BV2E3mT6op-RWE/s4320/EP-0032%20as%20left%20in%20its%20new%20home.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUzRFE5DGjNvm5Co1Vp8o17IrrzYIUj4w-n-D15zyqWB3etkMMxylAbAH8nNzTqqULH-ZGrSCWk8LRPnqpPZeHbhrOuXq63Fa9Ky8JvU4-vvO9ZNcsP7GHpV5SdU8tJ2B4NyrkB19PduhN6qxCxQW0Wq-EbUb2cw-ZP70n57HeWM3y-BV2E3mT6op-RWE/s320/EP-0032%20as%20left%20in%20its%20new%20home.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little fella in its new temp home on a bed of dry woodchips.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYg-dpdFb-s3kATo-NjgmzdGIbsKKdP-eJ4aCnBwz8n1UMVWYaU_TquM4_j_T-6nodf2Ee79deeKbTeuYGA8tbmqjjC_eV1jdC4R_2HultZsj3IGS2EprpqhecoQLBDXmvZ8dBZXZpWdK4FcfdQ-WI1V7_YYvILjT95rEnsamF_tUirmpZfgG-Oo2wmpP/s4320/EP-0032%20Held%20by%20Jan.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYg-dpdFb-s3kATo-NjgmzdGIbsKKdP-eJ4aCnBwz8n1UMVWYaU_TquM4_j_T-6nodf2Ee79deeKbTeuYGA8tbmqjjC_eV1jdC4R_2HultZsj3IGS2EprpqhecoQLBDXmvZ8dBZXZpWdK4FcfdQ-WI1V7_YYvILjT95rEnsamF_tUirmpZfgG-Oo2wmpP/s320/EP-0032%20Held%20by%20Jan.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being held by Jan after being banded.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Yesterday Ruud and I with the assistance of 2 of his Grandsons banded a brood of five Kingfisher Puli. The nest was in the usual old bank/wall at the Quarry that has been used for at least the last five years. One of Ruud's Grandsons with his small hand did the extractions, but only just.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JZDZgsfcnG8nLw7ykdiKTBt06TdmxfJyJ_cxTKoioCXxYx8tQnmVEA7yfHBQj9H7ek8Y2Cm8VHEZgiHUinl87oSvIva-RhU2Mpj0nbv8Px6VmyMw_b5Va5p1d6l_YXpfM8tE-MzFg8-nHn6BjlvFK-nWrbU-UK_jT74SP7w3A1cUoGOvYVldlTgis_dC/s4096/DP-11624%2021%20Dec%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JZDZgsfcnG8nLw7ykdiKTBt06TdmxfJyJ_cxTKoioCXxYx8tQnmVEA7yfHBQj9H7ek8Y2Cm8VHEZgiHUinl87oSvIva-RhU2Mpj0nbv8Px6VmyMw_b5Va5p1d6l_YXpfM8tE-MzFg8-nHn6BjlvFK-nWrbU-UK_jT74SP7w3A1cUoGOvYVldlTgis_dC/s320/DP-11624%2021%20Dec%2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last and smallest KF to be banded.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>We also took the opportunity to check the Owl Box where we had banded four chicks a couple of weeks ago. There was only one left and it looked ready to fledge and join its siblings in the big wide world.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmFdFa8DZU36ikEXXt2vW5mNfY01TvwEqIxF8l9tRQYleAdE-lqWkr2alHEYAmtK02njlgTsoK53-rvXsJVrpHKIzJMwJ8qr8Wu-2GrhFRdutTjByZEnKFm5zyij6ktUqEkw4vgIclwi7OLzkpoP-xblyY-mUv9QjRNDIG8Dot0BGfWFBAYv79bYk-5xl/s3288/Chick%202-3%20day%20old.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3288" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmFdFa8DZU36ikEXXt2vW5mNfY01TvwEqIxF8l9tRQYleAdE-lqWkr2alHEYAmtK02njlgTsoK53-rvXsJVrpHKIzJMwJ8qr8Wu-2GrhFRdutTjByZEnKFm5zyij6ktUqEkw4vgIclwi7OLzkpoP-xblyY-mUv9QjRNDIG8Dot0BGfWFBAYv79bYk-5xl/s320/Chick%202-3%20day%20old.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As it was 35 days ago</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkvLsPttNHJK-7_WBlaAdZx4mJ0G5Nlh9DRiS3WnUgo5ewozLREZBKSTTm2ygVgJeZSa0AXXe6lmWPQH9_if-hRMQFnJnTI5t71hdGbl6FBe2o_S08WLmqGNoELG0KUZv8DB9b3fgLdAq70RWdRjaJZ1IZP1EJ4XnQtpDOHakR6nFltoe74vwFoeeTuzk/s4096/EP-0031x2%20Ready%20to%20fledge%2021%20Dec%2023%20-%20App%2035%20days.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkvLsPttNHJK-7_WBlaAdZx4mJ0G5Nlh9DRiS3WnUgo5ewozLREZBKSTTm2ygVgJeZSa0AXXe6lmWPQH9_if-hRMQFnJnTI5t71hdGbl6FBe2o_S08WLmqGNoELG0KUZv8DB9b3fgLdAq70RWdRjaJZ1IZP1EJ4XnQtpDOHakR6nFltoe74vwFoeeTuzk/s320/EP-0031x2%20Ready%20to%20fledge%2021%20Dec%2023%20-%20App%2035%20days.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now ready to fledge at about 36 days from hatching<br /><br />I recently had a report from The Banding Office of an old Tui that I banded when I was living and banding in Wellington. It had been banded on13 March 2014 and was found dead near its banding site on 29 Nov 2023. At 3558 days between banding and recovery it was a pretty old bird.<br /><br />Wish you all the best for the festive season and for 2024.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-17678567001058947752023-11-29T14:48:00.001+13:002023-11-29T14:48:37.508+13:00Some "Little" Little Owls and a few others<p> Over the last few days we have banded seven Little Owlets in two of our specially designed nesting boxes. This is our highest number banded in a year. The first 3 to be banded were in a box on the outskirts of Rangiora. This box was erected about 18 months ago and appeared to have been used last spring but unfortunately access problems prevented us from checking it out properly. We were more successful this year. On Monday we were able to gain access and got a bit of a surprise as the three chicks were of a bandable size. I had expected them to be much smaller with their mother still in attendance, and hoping to band her also. With the aid of a borrowed ladder and a workshop bench we were able to band the three youngsters.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoqjOMQ5qb_ui6YQiG8EYmEpzNIXXGOjEY0hh5k68tkn2ACvsdzrk44nX47LzvNJi6XZUNfPWcUJtbjDKPzTn_GLzRjRwCg2J8KqF_cYQtF91o8xhjQmCOdOQS4kLRCIaR4PCobqGOkudaxn9Cpkhyphenhyphen1xKNFpVIuEQTkRAH4E8fWCjgfg92Z-51xzZNZll/s320/Checking%20Nest%20Box,%20Rangiora.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoqjOMQ5qb_ui6YQiG8EYmEpzNIXXGOjEY0hh5k68tkn2ACvsdzrk44nX47LzvNJi6XZUNfPWcUJtbjDKPzTn_GLzRjRwCg2J8KqF_cYQtF91o8xhjQmCOdOQS4kLRCIaR4PCobqGOkudaxn9Cpkhyphenhyphen1xKNFpVIuEQTkRAH4E8fWCjgfg92Z-51xzZNZll/s1600/Checking%20Nest%20Box,%20Rangiora.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collecting the victims</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb86nPSOawBHFxW1QfGJ-sP1LWjrOUXl3j3viDrFM7mg9PE0z_TphJSLeye9jjp6l9_kW8VrG7fn0fsvu_tR8FhyYjY4AGvLq6mAKsiTlEXOhjpV94BKkDvHn3lmzq_hql6XAlbJIWS_ASlUig_wN58sjMevcEu5138T0HJ_Ndk2bnkI2LrU8kLCpZd2Qm/s3622/EP-0026%20Head.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="3622" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb86nPSOawBHFxW1QfGJ-sP1LWjrOUXl3j3viDrFM7mg9PE0z_TphJSLeye9jjp6l9_kW8VrG7fn0fsvu_tR8FhyYjY4AGvLq6mAKsiTlEXOhjpV94BKkDvHn3lmzq_hql6XAlbJIWS_ASlUig_wN58sjMevcEu5138T0HJ_Ndk2bnkI2LrU8kLCpZd2Qm/s320/EP-0026%20Head.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlOrjFJrkcAjKTNuLBRrswm1lCCqaZx2tTGMfgGT7Mp2DDMjD1JlHyj0MxUZI3N5CdHzr3kL1OcTlCBZrJB9HcyveEvVlwXqzYhGWkW3nGo6T3biOHnX7qjjPkHAb0K9eCPb-FtBcZg3BlrRBAVaUj2XfKJHLnjmE0Lrwpiv1gfaTe3e0sM7enyjQX8Xm/s4320/EP-0025%20Bird.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlOrjFJrkcAjKTNuLBRrswm1lCCqaZx2tTGMfgGT7Mp2DDMjD1JlHyj0MxUZI3N5CdHzr3kL1OcTlCBZrJB9HcyveEvVlwXqzYhGWkW3nGo6T3biOHnX7qjjPkHAb0K9eCPb-FtBcZg3BlrRBAVaUj2XfKJHLnjmE0Lrwpiv1gfaTe3e0sM7enyjQX8Xm/s320/EP-0025%20Bird.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Yesterday, Tuesday, Jan and I checked the occupied box at our Cashmere Rd site and found that the four chicks there, although slightly smaller than the Rangiora birds, were still bandable so they duly received their bling.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou1vbE3aMYXXS2zNwDjGnD1OIZw2x5wDyPVohjytloI_5HHliKY2J2QtOSk-Wr3P2UJ16DJJnCw220Mdc-7JFqSd1pdw7bTZu7pz_UXB5uz8-7IKMW8Qu12tfG7lm5E2eE9_yVSuDtpss0kzMZ_15GPnZYPaBGCGa1Unh_Mmolm7QkzeTFgqScfJn6hdw/s4218/EP0029%20Bird%20feather%20in%20beak.%2014%20days.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="4218" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou1vbE3aMYXXS2zNwDjGnD1OIZw2x5wDyPVohjytloI_5HHliKY2J2QtOSk-Wr3P2UJ16DJJnCw220Mdc-7JFqSd1pdw7bTZu7pz_UXB5uz8-7IKMW8Qu12tfG7lm5E2eE9_yVSuDtpss0kzMZ_15GPnZYPaBGCGa1Unh_Mmolm7QkzeTFgqScfJn6hdw/s320/EP0029%20Bird%20feather%20in%20beak.%2014%20days.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the chicks had what appeared to be a half-swallowed wing protruding from its beak.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>A week or so ago we had a banding session at the Halswell Quarry using the same net sites as the previous session. As is usually the case numbers were down, but we still managed to process 15 birds. Except for 2 recaps all were new but these 2 were interesting. A Chaffinch that was banded on 12 Sept 2019 is now at 1533 days our oldest recapture of this species. The other was a House Sparrow that had been banded 25 May 2018 and at 2008 days a reasonable old bird but it is not our oldest.</p><p>Yesterday I received a message from the Banding Office about the death of a Tui that I had banded when I was banding near Queenstown on 20 Sept. 2019. It was found about 3km from its banding site but other details a bit sketchy because of the way it was reported.</p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-10633232153639662062023-11-14T22:23:00.029+13:002023-11-15T09:41:08.255+13:00No Banding sessions but some youngsters banded including a new species for the group. <p> We haven't had any sessions for a couple of weeks but there have been a number of young birds receive their bling.</p><p>Starling, - we have banded 17 puli, all were in nest boxes. Phil banded 10 in his boxes at his place in Motukarara and I have banded 7. 3 in a neighbour's box and 4 in one of my boxes. We are likely to band some more when we recheck the Little Owl boxes, as many have been taken over by Starlings.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiKRiSdIdySz8RPV9h4JPK0BoEROEvCFmZeIjEqGzD0HyerfYpOamFeCduyAjiwvndBKuNqzvppoiZSbiCwjECY_qlP0S7GWtidaXmBLr_bz3550pBDHt1l7vbRpCEYTAZSlqdGmajhAlKYes6G83T7_xNWSXPKFF500wfU2lFE332G1F5UU1uAA618Hu/s4320/SAM_5883.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiKRiSdIdySz8RPV9h4JPK0BoEROEvCFmZeIjEqGzD0HyerfYpOamFeCduyAjiwvndBKuNqzvppoiZSbiCwjECY_qlP0S7GWtidaXmBLr_bz3550pBDHt1l7vbRpCEYTAZSlqdGmajhAlKYes6G83T7_xNWSXPKFF500wfU2lFE332G1F5UU1uAA618Hu/s320/SAM_5883.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the newly banded Starlings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Song Thrush - 9 banded, 5 in a nest at the Quarry. The nest was found during our last session, but the chicks were too small to band. Ruud and I went back a week or so later to give them their bling. Ruud also banded 4 in a nest at his property.</p><p>Welcome Swallow - Ruud banded 4 in a nest at a friend's property near the Quarry.</p><p>Spur-winged Plover - There was a successful nest on one of the playing fields at the Halswell Domain and Ruud suggested that it might be possible to catch a couple of the youngsters. He proved to be correct and 2 were duly banded. They take the same size bands as the Little Owls do and this gave us a chance to try out a new band designated as EP, which is from a different manufacturer from the old E bands.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UaazfI3Cr1pWhz_TFSF2i3hnBHfbrip4_7HLXpkG9Sb1mFVP7abxIyMTJ1DGEbpfqzB304ogNqR9wZD5-mTx7c8SdQ99hUqdi3N8GgkAPp-Cbrqm2DvE7hjGfPOg4VXk-lqEKTRYmLKVMQYyovIXHn1LbL5ay3bVJ12t1umDgU_AmgQpF7gVm-lLMzA_/s4096/PJ%20Banding%20his%20first%20S%20W%20Plover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UaazfI3Cr1pWhz_TFSF2i3hnBHfbrip4_7HLXpkG9Sb1mFVP7abxIyMTJ1DGEbpfqzB304ogNqR9wZD5-mTx7c8SdQ99hUqdi3N8GgkAPp-Cbrqm2DvE7hjGfPOg4VXk-lqEKTRYmLKVMQYyovIXHn1LbL5ay3bVJ12t1umDgU_AmgQpF7gVm-lLMzA_/s320/PJ%20Banding%20his%20first%20S%20W%20Plover.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly banding his first Spur-winged Plover.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2ZTpUAlfGD2asILHV3k2aQ2LYd5EfHzr902on5IKRHl43LvHCQrgI9ggSStX5Z63hU2aI4l8jyLLdKCXQ2znCTpRgOnN5yFlMK-hcDYkzBuhD8_xrE7dyB4o89iJWHPsuryZrJ2ccYYeScsHvj1caW8q6ZBWLBGZmxzJcdUaiUBocEpSfSzn63StigCV/s3909/EP-00024%20Chick.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3909" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2ZTpUAlfGD2asILHV3k2aQ2LYd5EfHzr902on5IKRHl43LvHCQrgI9ggSStX5Z63hU2aI4l8jyLLdKCXQ2znCTpRgOnN5yFlMK-hcDYkzBuhD8_xrE7dyB4o89iJWHPsuryZrJ2ccYYeScsHvj1caW8q6ZBWLBGZmxzJcdUaiUBocEpSfSzn63StigCV/s320/EP-00024%20Chick.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chick with it's bling.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nCVFNTKXWWmN_y6K87A_MbxMwwbVl5FbF_rl354-ef531frGhXwJHdjeC9aaLy-_usBrtyP4qaeRGXhLdY0y-ThLgZqpPU3PikK4diZsZ8ojU4B2rcBiMOlZrJP4VqMdaZRdmrKlHAYR6V5kHukFwu1gUWKOAWPUXVal7WXY2P9syiC5HiwnA5IAex3p/s4320/EP-00024%20Chick%20Head.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nCVFNTKXWWmN_y6K87A_MbxMwwbVl5FbF_rl354-ef531frGhXwJHdjeC9aaLy-_usBrtyP4qaeRGXhLdY0y-ThLgZqpPU3PikK4diZsZ8ojU4B2rcBiMOlZrJP4VqMdaZRdmrKlHAYR6V5kHukFwu1gUWKOAWPUXVal7WXY2P9syiC5HiwnA5IAex3p/s320/EP-00024%20Chick%20Head.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even at this age the "Mask" is developing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Little Owls - We currently have 2 birds incubating eggs, 1 at Kenny's place in North Canterbury and 1 at our Cashmere Rd site. Both birds had been banded a year ago. The one at Kennys was unsuccessful in raising chicks but the Cashmere Rd bird raised 4 chicks to fledging. Interestingly both birds have changed boxes. We also have another active nest box but have been unable to gain access to it. Hopefully we will get to check it in the next week or so.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PlLpe-TFxqa9RNepW3_IPOScgUQxwc2foSUJkftpnF3dc5UVIbLGrUPpjmfVz3e5ZeNWBBPI56s9R6zwfVWldaBNj4T2XXHR441brqO_ppJ7y0sv7fjWYI8wBNuJIT0FIJAdqb_s8WLFQZG81ljixE6SI663f6xHDah4SFQ5oc-DLdAMjO05KapHgv-o/s4320/E-176571x2%20front%20view.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PlLpe-TFxqa9RNepW3_IPOScgUQxwc2foSUJkftpnF3dc5UVIbLGrUPpjmfVz3e5ZeNWBBPI56s9R6zwfVWldaBNj4T2XXHR441brqO_ppJ7y0sv7fjWYI8wBNuJIT0FIJAdqb_s8WLFQZG81ljixE6SI663f6xHDah4SFQ5oc-DLdAMjO05KapHgv-o/s320/E-176571x2%20front%20view.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got a bit of a surprise to find a band already on the leg.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugPMu8Mu0X_VwUKq6nioy31-8tm-4n1LbIbKOTx9qcWxGIjNs_e3iFj5YL8NZ8TtXd4cfXGhqri18_0myTKP3yEMVSMIv9hl9EVYnqdEqlz4Bc5tMplaQBtZcnmWxGu6la_NQcEM99UT41rL0x7MALsF4SQmf6HQRKNV81XlXjxXT1u24ymoRrqhoNbLn/s4320/SAM_5881.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugPMu8Mu0X_VwUKq6nioy31-8tm-4n1LbIbKOTx9qcWxGIjNs_e3iFj5YL8NZ8TtXd4cfXGhqri18_0myTKP3yEMVSMIv9hl9EVYnqdEqlz4Bc5tMplaQBtZcnmWxGu6la_NQcEM99UT41rL0x7MALsF4SQmf6HQRKNV81XlXjxXT1u24ymoRrqhoNbLn/s320/SAM_5881.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-49502685355286370242023-10-21T16:08:00.000+13:002023-10-21T16:08:59.598+13:00Halswell Quarry Friday 20 Oct. An enjoyable morning and a couple of old birds.<p> We had a banding session near the middle car park of the Quarry yesterday. With very comfortable conditions, perhaps a bit much bright sun but I didn't hear anyone complaining about that. With several of the nets in the shade the lack of wind was a big advantage. With Della, Vanessa, Ruud and Chris we had a small but very experienced team of banders and Jan was our chief helper out.</p><p>It wasn't a big catch with 23 birds processed, 16 being new and 7 recaptures. The recapture rate was, I think, very good and included a couple of reasonable old birds. Species caught were - (recaps in brackets)</p><p>Chaffinch - 1 (1)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcUqOk3_QtpHnyn4yhOOO3btvjOWvxHyNAx_2A8TPAcOAl_BPSdUhbS50n9Wj3QsybfeoW9PhIZWR8vqf3_zsYnTV4cxYRGDJW_axQe2NF5yPXV9Mu6X1MFXUD7uKmn7YE79vI3oZSRQwrfWHWPxvDsCWYIZXEvvBjaVsiwYTnL1zPdWHxW-DuIFPMCjj/s4320/SAM_5872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcUqOk3_QtpHnyn4yhOOO3btvjOWvxHyNAx_2A8TPAcOAl_BPSdUhbS50n9Wj3QsybfeoW9PhIZWR8vqf3_zsYnTV4cxYRGDJW_axQe2NF5yPXV9Mu6X1MFXUD7uKmn7YE79vI3oZSRQwrfWHWPxvDsCWYIZXEvvBjaVsiwYTnL1zPdWHxW-DuIFPMCjj/s320/SAM_5872.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new bird was a young female.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Silvereye - 2 (1)</p><p>House Sparrow - 7 (3) one of the recaps was banded 10 May 2018 and at 1989 days our 2nd oldest House Sparrow recaptured at about a month short of beating the oldest bird which is the oldest of any species.</p><p>Blackbird - 4 (3) another old bird amongst the recaps. It was banded 25 May 2018 and it is now our oldest Blackbird recap.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGb1mYGuwoEGI0NzLe7VDzU967KnBT1oElqjzG0-CVSbVH05yQQ_gVborwTl9VM2w6J4TsbBauRLSAY0aRwUtZnkWctHiOvqZsK3HU0i8InmJLFaz4yVNTUud1wgpZEwUYK2oxGaOtTx7gojkYirgaHWw-ZdryxonoSV37nnz_RJv020gH5znCc6w0IqA/s3183/SAM_5874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="3183" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGb1mYGuwoEGI0NzLe7VDzU967KnBT1oElqjzG0-CVSbVH05yQQ_gVborwTl9VM2w6J4TsbBauRLSAY0aRwUtZnkWctHiOvqZsK3HU0i8InmJLFaz4yVNTUud1wgpZEwUYK2oxGaOtTx7gojkYirgaHWw-ZdryxonoSV37nnz_RJv020gH5znCc6w0IqA/s320/SAM_5874.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprising all the Blackbirds were older birds with no juveniles caught.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">An attempt to catch Yellowhammers.</span></p><p>A couple of weeks ago a large flock of Yellowhammers was found feeding on the Rugby League field at the Halswell Domain. A few days later Ruud and I had a not very successful attempt to catch some. Our timing was poor as the field had been mown the afternoon before, cutting off all the seeding weeds. As well there were two vehicles roaring around re-marking the field and spraying around all the edges.</p><p>We ended up catching only 7 birds, 5 yellowhammers 1 House Sparrow and a Starling.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggByLxueKF_MHTjqA_wyi0-gntCzXXT4pcIXZpEClooyMifKmvyUlXTlW8cr1ITRR3qAxSXQsy4XsucFS9sl7smKRmzwmIvJABlRYOhI0kQ1uzteRw_s1tbLTWgBnhdSNoFrtTp5KUfFvvfq5bEmde_83ofv99zZZ4ix9Oui9uBCU12y-PuIrsp6rI_y8i/s4009/SAM_5870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="4009" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggByLxueKF_MHTjqA_wyi0-gntCzXXT4pcIXZpEClooyMifKmvyUlXTlW8cr1ITRR3qAxSXQsy4XsucFS9sl7smKRmzwmIvJABlRYOhI0kQ1uzteRw_s1tbLTWgBnhdSNoFrtTp5KUfFvvfq5bEmde_83ofv99zZZ4ix9Oui9uBCU12y-PuIrsp6rI_y8i/s320/SAM_5870.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Yellowhammers, aged as a young bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Wqond-fXYyr1HIracW6lC4XA6Eim3ZAvpNGFACuB4f9I8XzLFBfdvgDKx2go6DRZIFUzb9B7_-Uy_gneChJEwgYRk192jmk7gWVP8_ZoTjwfN2dwo0nojijaWFridKvI45hXwCEz8gOe_xI46F8MQVLhZIpKlVzClEzlRJta4Pn0Ao8214rFHlDADdA/s4320/SAM_5869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Wqond-fXYyr1HIracW6lC4XA6Eim3ZAvpNGFACuB4f9I8XzLFBfdvgDKx2go6DRZIFUzb9B7_-Uy_gneChJEwgYRk192jmk7gWVP8_ZoTjwfN2dwo0nojijaWFridKvI45hXwCEz8gOe_xI46F8MQVLhZIpKlVzClEzlRJta4Pn0Ao8214rFHlDADdA/s320/SAM_5869.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Starling was a female, probably breeding in the area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-39648296613237003092023-10-02T22:10:00.000+13:002023-10-02T22:10:01.623+13:00Only a little bit of banding recently - mostly rehab birds.<p> There hasn't been much banding lately. We went to the Queenstown area for a few days a couple of weeks ago and it was an eventful trip. Gale force winds then an earthquake followed by a very large fire. When we got to Queenstown the weather had turned and it was teeming down. The following day we had almost continuous thunder and lightning. On the Friday we were woken by our phones sounding an alarm to let us know that a state of emergency had been declared in Queenstown due to slips and flooding. That night it snowed, and we had a trip back with everything except the road covered with the white stuff.</p><p>We made a detour to Timaru on the return trip to band a couple of Harriers that were in rehab and almost ready for release.</p><p>Back in Christchurch I banded a couple of nestling Blackbirds at Jan's place. Their mother was a bird Jan calls Mrs Green. She was banded with a green colour band a couple of years ago so Jan could keep an eye on the birds around the garden. This is the first time we have been able to definitely identify her chicks.</p><p>This last Friday I assisted Pauline the vet at the South Is Wildlife Hosptial to band some birds she had in rehab. There were 3 Harriers, 2 Little Owls and a Kingfisher.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfo6yXNBt3Ziq6Al_bf0l-yjkMcwQfH4F68Q_O4T3dP2uuIt1vLgcUYtiiATn4hr3odO8SJv_S08SDOWSuo3eSnPJkjsDjiMZmymkY3k-tCicBpPkS7XmkPuZH9lsNmtfXJScfpbKyA8l91qZ-b8IrRuvDjVw48GY-RuhbXiUmMbZ1KY_mhHMk-vFKyGy/s4000/Little%20Owl%20in%20blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfo6yXNBt3Ziq6Al_bf0l-yjkMcwQfH4F68Q_O4T3dP2uuIt1vLgcUYtiiATn4hr3odO8SJv_S08SDOWSuo3eSnPJkjsDjiMZmymkY3k-tCicBpPkS7XmkPuZH9lsNmtfXJScfpbKyA8l91qZ-b8IrRuvDjVw48GY-RuhbXiUmMbZ1KY_mhHMk-vFKyGy/s320/Little%20Owl%20in%20blanket.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Little Owl waiting for its bling </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mmqEfB7mBVPMhYjVo2omJVsPHjqiqaFw0ZM5hUrNXXAfy2A6riK6N8cw5jsbP2XRfV0dZrl79tIWyhtERFMLIZdr26laq8N5DM-QF8LGT5W6CUTMAmNmFojTemn61E5M9xqb7d3xKHxKim1Vc3Wde1MQuZGnlDXMWT9YFN1Eia2ENAdnaeqh6GgPIlzt/s4000/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20x2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mmqEfB7mBVPMhYjVo2omJVsPHjqiqaFw0ZM5hUrNXXAfy2A6riK6N8cw5jsbP2XRfV0dZrl79tIWyhtERFMLIZdr26laq8N5DM-QF8LGT5W6CUTMAmNmFojTemn61E5M9xqb7d3xKHxKim1Vc3Wde1MQuZGnlDXMWT9YFN1Eia2ENAdnaeqh6GgPIlzt/s320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20x2.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will just have a little peek.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x-DveQxJeiCDPHqscgve7hjmjeUCa_uiUDug9sDZ1vxffttfM_3Xmwj9EYZWbSKyVa-mwVZaAetVjIkp0rX4Z4TheYncUm9QKZnVixRX_OYr6OqKp_ASPA4ernp17lW3nyI0l6BkewWCgU4LcxTUD8F9JtVVpHbk0daLeWZXV_qRa9ktb0kGYWk6IxA8/s4000/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7x-DveQxJeiCDPHqscgve7hjmjeUCa_uiUDug9sDZ1vxffttfM_3Xmwj9EYZWbSKyVa-mwVZaAetVjIkp0rX4Z4TheYncUm9QKZnVixRX_OYr6OqKp_ASPA4ernp17lW3nyI0l6BkewWCgU4LcxTUD8F9JtVVpHbk0daLeWZXV_qRa9ktb0kGYWk6IxA8/s320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting my new band, first of its kind.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoDbK2ph1DH6q6VvreMzn4MhYln4tR4s0LyGDxzvXxguaruLQhMMI7abMmz5bT4pmbHLsyXR0_TPrhm9gW7hNdDmwsnT8xkRUbfRynR2c9iYuIiBeMyaeO0wjwdknEM965FXEa3kb6e5zfM-cIav0y0Ac4cwMUNBfjwlZqmmxHzZdpWzfz6GmpmdDWixs/s4000/Kingfisher%20Juv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoDbK2ph1DH6q6VvreMzn4MhYln4tR4s0LyGDxzvXxguaruLQhMMI7abMmz5bT4pmbHLsyXR0_TPrhm9gW7hNdDmwsnT8xkRUbfRynR2c9iYuIiBeMyaeO0wjwdknEM965FXEa3kb6e5zfM-cIav0y0Ac4cwMUNBfjwlZqmmxHzZdpWzfz6GmpmdDWixs/s320/Kingfisher%20Juv.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kingfisher almost ready to go</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-2roZ26OefNCVUmWghMx-izzoGJrHqQX20G89ju_ErxUw9TdtTKMoSQL6Dbtd7uJwefMqheQTPHKLn_XV8y3ERQ3Lc1V1ybGIuSR9mepJ5H_otOWaul7MQmNsVOQ3p_9uAUVtYFaLyfSE5Isq0mQrVe9i_ulTs1DAfWlNMkj4oQaFg0AS-975Gq7VC97/s4000/Harrier%20Bands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-2roZ26OefNCVUmWghMx-izzoGJrHqQX20G89ju_ErxUw9TdtTKMoSQL6Dbtd7uJwefMqheQTPHKLn_XV8y3ERQ3Lc1V1ybGIuSR9mepJ5H_otOWaul7MQmNsVOQ3p_9uAUVtYFaLyfSE5Isq0mQrVe9i_ulTs1DAfWlNMkj4oQaFg0AS-975Gq7VC97/s320/Harrier%20Bands.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Harriers had a colour band as well as a metal one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6T7V1nxTPOFwoJwm1jk-1qg8bfS2QYyELe0TNimd8XlARMKQZQQuJ8oPxjpLxE-nTCRErPKbdvokwEV96fzk_wx5Zl3WtJNYTxs6ngEjX1TcpgeZOQQtvfRTSk_jw-uz01tDYrmC1-V2lQghKKbEc918dPf6aikTp7s0nHqL5Ick5DVO1oA1AgEtY5iA/s4000/Harrier%20with%20tail%20fix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6T7V1nxTPOFwoJwm1jk-1qg8bfS2QYyELe0TNimd8XlARMKQZQQuJ8oPxjpLxE-nTCRErPKbdvokwEV96fzk_wx5Zl3WtJNYTxs6ngEjX1TcpgeZOQQtvfRTSk_jw-uz01tDYrmC1-V2lQghKKbEc918dPf6aikTp7s0nHqL5Ick5DVO1oA1AgEtY5iA/s320/Harrier%20with%20tail%20fix.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the Harriers, 1 in Timaru and 1 in Christchurch had repair jobs done on their tails. <br />As tails are used a lot in maneuvering this procedure helps their survival when released.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-74736427184610022802023-09-07T20:09:00.000+12:002023-09-07T20:09:22.035+12:00Halswell Quarry 7 Sept - A quiet mornig<p> 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) </p><p>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.</p><p>We have also had a day banding Harriers last week with limited success. We caught 3 new birds and made 1 recapture.</p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-77569060917617426332023-08-19T18:50:00.000+12:002023-08-19T18:50:26.899+12:00Friday 18 Aug - An extremely busy morning<p> On Friday we had a session at Jan's place on Kennedys Bush Rd next to the Halswell Quarry. With only four of us and a huge number of birds we were kept very busy. In total we processed 122 birds with by far the most being Silvereyes with 111 new and 11 recaptures. The only others banded were 7 House Sparrows and 3 Greenfinch, all new. The low numbers of non-Silvereyes was probably that with someone at the nets almost constantly extracting Silvereyes the more wary species stayed away. With just 10m of net up, 1x6m, 1x4m, there wasn't much room for birds to squeeze in.</p><p>The team consisted of Jan, our host and bag carrier, general helper and coffee maker, Kenny the chief bander, Chris extracting and bander of birds and yours truly keeping out of the way of the workers.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttRdxH6G4Sl39WGTHKIghBpOucJdVzPPda7BswbJHk0J62IltsTlQbGGcoEn4zXUQKEFHmICadX0LdnTJOLBNzdwOtcNg92y12buo8rlyfW3LFdKJvopFnmku22GOTWDZsS6hjJw0ta_RvvmuwOhxA7ZYdA6k1j3lH0uTVrO_lFbAGmmPuqIuZOMXQpMh/s4320/SAM_5848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttRdxH6G4Sl39WGTHKIghBpOucJdVzPPda7BswbJHk0J62IltsTlQbGGcoEn4zXUQKEFHmICadX0LdnTJOLBNzdwOtcNg92y12buo8rlyfW3LFdKJvopFnmku22GOTWDZsS6hjJw0ta_RvvmuwOhxA7ZYdA6k1j3lH0uTVrO_lFbAGmmPuqIuZOMXQpMh/s320/SAM_5848.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan busy carrying bags between other duties.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Amongst the recaps were several banded in 2019 with 2 that were banded on 1 Aug 2019 which are now our oldest recaptured Silvereyes. Interestingly this was the first time that they have been recaptured as was also the case with a couple of other older recaps. It would appear that after an absence of several years a flock of Silvereyes have returned to the area, perhaps because of recent snow falls.</p><p>A number of the Silvereyes were suffering from what appears to be Pox lesions. As we do not usually get many poxy birds at this site, I suspect that they have arrived recently, possibly with a flock including the older recaps.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSFixOFE2_87EzBTo2A_zu8q0KlMBOvMSeJYbLgeIqTMWa-A-4c-Qqw5ZIILFBYAxrVNDeG7B1WeAcT6Kxiz8M9PCl2wZzRwoH8m2qDu8jGB6BQuYldqtUN39UWzATJW9Gu3MYgA-DxZHSyyHwQSs9v4QDck86HOt6_TwhQislYNcGiTbQioMpJsaF_JB/s2732/SAM_5847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="2732" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSFixOFE2_87EzBTo2A_zu8q0KlMBOvMSeJYbLgeIqTMWa-A-4c-Qqw5ZIILFBYAxrVNDeG7B1WeAcT6Kxiz8M9PCl2wZzRwoH8m2qDu8jGB6BQuYldqtUN39UWzATJW9Gu3MYgA-DxZHSyyHwQSs9v4QDck86HOt6_TwhQislYNcGiTbQioMpJsaF_JB/s320/SAM_5847.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several birds had Pox above the bill, possibly due to getting infected when extracting berries from a thorny bush.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bfT_lpA3hI7I4X-G-g3eVjcL8c50xpmnaogwiN9HwlquSTGxrDOlToTe_ZZpsvApZCZkpLp7s3IefMTt4UAr4oG6g-JAoV6ApBMiDLKKBPdE20-foGxgYY4w6I69QPzy6hCTH9SOPz8B3zM0xHPzd4gYhwH-Js2cvC8qsqU_P2Sq9iwHijVRaqx01pKZ/s3332/SAM_5849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="3332" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bfT_lpA3hI7I4X-G-g3eVjcL8c50xpmnaogwiN9HwlquSTGxrDOlToTe_ZZpsvApZCZkpLp7s3IefMTt4UAr4oG6g-JAoV6ApBMiDLKKBPdE20-foGxgYY4w6I69QPzy6hCTH9SOPz8B3zM0xHPzd4gYhwH-Js2cvC8qsqU_P2Sq9iwHijVRaqx01pKZ/s320/SAM_5849.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the worst pox cases. I don't think that the bird's future is very bright.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_2TksM1wtfNlMHoI6ZK8Rv4JbmxwPBLh3QVAWnG3IPWxNkQTU4f8Hozf9aQqD2SMjog2c8DrMNw9t9PYZtvilA03fDd7UDewmAM7yabR5d8BcW9NVcOJdSlzBU3m4OK2n-V8ZNdT1vppZW0h4a9bdtzgBc1yNiET0dDvg4w-ds54BXr1sdUcRaUOvrnl/s4320/SAM_5846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_2TksM1wtfNlMHoI6ZK8Rv4JbmxwPBLh3QVAWnG3IPWxNkQTU4f8Hozf9aQqD2SMjog2c8DrMNw9t9PYZtvilA03fDd7UDewmAM7yabR5d8BcW9NVcOJdSlzBU3m4OK2n-V8ZNdT1vppZW0h4a9bdtzgBc1yNiET0dDvg4w-ds54BXr1sdUcRaUOvrnl/s320/SAM_5846.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't think this is pox but possibly due to some sort of mite infection. We have had about 1-2 cases per year for the last few years. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-35542423393229770282023-08-07T12:15:00.004+12:002023-08-07T12:44:56.990+12:00Harrier Banding over the last few weeks.<p> We have managed to get some Harrier banding done since the last post. This is despite constant interruptions due to rain either real or forecast as well as a significant family birthday to celebrate and a family bereavement. </p><p>We had the traps set at the Cashmere Rd/Hoon Hay Valley site and continued to catch a number of birds. Initially mostly new ones, with 7 banded but then it was mostly recaps with 6 caught in one day and only 1 new one. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlXoeiBH3bZOjRN1VOVHM8SJSV77kp8N2BbW723t8g0h49pzq9goRec_na3P7xUpX13LbocWpvCZSM-xTNeftGcA2Q4V0Ya0TvoYZZUIC72120vRjbP4owjohn4O1qMcfTzRUiTIg6_r1grVcIMet2txxjUxHUhlQ5wfU3Ji7XHDpczKRQLqtl4M5MhDW/s3446/L-49423%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3446" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlXoeiBH3bZOjRN1VOVHM8SJSV77kp8N2BbW723t8g0h49pzq9goRec_na3P7xUpX13LbocWpvCZSM-xTNeftGcA2Q4V0Ya0TvoYZZUIC72120vRjbP4owjohn4O1qMcfTzRUiTIg6_r1grVcIMet2txxjUxHUhlQ5wfU3Ji7XHDpczKRQLqtl4M5MhDW/s320/L-49423%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An older female probably in its second year.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_rqNYzBClKpG0EapsGoq-NAPggzT0fEL6D0X1DD3riuA6O0HvJgSiVYuRWXyN44KfaVvrr3GrGK9vFDaY2XUs0Vp-BRVCHWaTzCjVeeIYY0EJzJT4PcF0iSfLwMUIMQXC4WZ-OLRAOnNbcIYFJxOkU7YvSPmvmYiIWCbgMW-GQQFu6fxQ6_YzCR3sWAI/s3718/L-49420%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="3718" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_rqNYzBClKpG0EapsGoq-NAPggzT0fEL6D0X1DD3riuA6O0HvJgSiVYuRWXyN44KfaVvrr3GrGK9vFDaY2XUs0Vp-BRVCHWaTzCjVeeIYY0EJzJT4PcF0iSfLwMUIMQXC4WZ-OLRAOnNbcIYFJxOkU7YvSPmvmYiIWCbgMW-GQQFu6fxQ6_YzCR3sWAI/s320/L-49420%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A first year female with a dark brown eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We then moved the traps out to the Kaitorete Spit on the seaward side of Lake Ellesmere. This is an area that we would like to target Harrier banding but logistically it is a difficult area to operate in due to distance and unpredictable weather.</p><p>We managed to get in two half days of banding before the weather, with heavy rain and strong winds, stopped any progress. It was another 3 weeks before we could set the traps again. During this time there appeared to be an almost complete departure of birds with very few seen, and the only bird caught was a recapture. This was an old male and probably the resident breeding one.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb7ADXIj-Paq2nSpD6GWwboAvog7PeNEZ4vkCaQKtK1ZFf1oYZt3zalAYDgiPTxKkMf7KKaN39JJI3QtW8aMUyE7mCyCzneDkGWmR2NrQnETv8LhhlfxxIg7DuvgyRSipdfoS1uxt-53MVKQcgXmOyG92iZUUmt_99OFXDN7WMFsp-VUvbXffyCVJKngJ/s2587/SAM_5831.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2587" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb7ADXIj-Paq2nSpD6GWwboAvog7PeNEZ4vkCaQKtK1ZFf1oYZt3zalAYDgiPTxKkMf7KKaN39JJI3QtW8aMUyE7mCyCzneDkGWmR2NrQnETv8LhhlfxxIg7DuvgyRSipdfoS1uxt-53MVKQcgXmOyG92iZUUmt_99OFXDN7WMFsp-VUvbXffyCVJKngJ/s320/SAM_5831.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pale-yellow eye of the old chap.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hIAeZ-9B8dO--g3NziLrAE4EaiLNAtM39gkWeFrjnO1IjsmZkZppfAJThgfRtPi9og2sMAU8aFMmd8vciBGTmunB7JhiFWZzeI3DRRDaQDxoCw1N1YfW5UxbQ3SnKPCWexafYUqZbeFSbLFclemJ2tBJJvSRHq5YVHjvxGAmGGjQtcYNgTizg_g40hOJ/s3867/SAM_5834.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="3867" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hIAeZ-9B8dO--g3NziLrAE4EaiLNAtM39gkWeFrjnO1IjsmZkZppfAJThgfRtPi9og2sMAU8aFMmd8vciBGTmunB7JhiFWZzeI3DRRDaQDxoCw1N1YfW5UxbQ3SnKPCWexafYUqZbeFSbLFclemJ2tBJJvSRHq5YVHjvxGAmGGjQtcYNgTizg_g40hOJ/s320/SAM_5834.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phil holding the old male.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>We have now moved the traps back to the Lakeside area on the other side of Lake Ellesmere where we had a big catch of birds back in May. In a couple of half day sessions on Friday and Saturday we caught 4 new birds and made 3 recaptures. As was the case at the Spit Harrier numbers appear to have dropped considerably. The recaps included one banded back in March. It was first caught on Friday and then again the next day. One of the new birds banded on Friday was also recaptured on Saturday. It appears that some birds are slow learners. I find it interesting that none of the 22 birds banded at the same trap settings back in May were recaptured.</p><p>We have also banded 5 Harriers that were in rehab at the South Island Wildlife Hospital and were getting ready for release. These birds came from as far afield as Haast on the West Coast and an urban bird from down the road at the Riccarton Racecourse. It had probably been suffering from secondary poisoning after eating a rat poisoned by an anticoagulant.</p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-54558891099754716262023-06-18T16:35:00.000+12:002023-06-18T16:35:10.455+12:00A rehab Harrier is released and a bunch of Silvereyes captured.<p> On Saturday 17th I was invited to the release of a Harrier that had been injured and was being released back into the wild. It had obviously been feeding on a road killed Hare along with another Harrier on Bealey Rd near Aylesbury when they were struck by a vehicle. The other bird was killed and this one was injured and eventually taken to the NZ Raptor Trust's Hospital in Timaru. After several weeks of TLC from Jenni and Angie and their team he was now fit to be released.</p><p>The injured Harrier was initially found by a passing motorist then a local woman came along and assisted but the bird had scramble through a fence and they were unable to catch it and had to wait for her son to come home from school to catch it.</p><p>As well as being an observer I was invited along to supervise the banding of this bird. This is done so hopefully information of his survival can be gathered. He was released on a very quiet road near where he was originally found. There were two bands put on him, a metal DOC one with a unique number and a return address to the DOC Banding Office in Wellington on the right leg. On the left leg a Colour band with a 3 digit number. This band was Red with White numbers, which is the colour combination of a Harrier banded in Canterbury. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTSwEyktyMy5onmm5jozUg1-aagJOOzHW65G9gYLyIoviGrDoI3RbTls0UPyvXAb7axdas79Ni0vnOrWoZesFqYiI0MJ6ypo5A3eARaF-tiGYqKZoiMeTSiOn5Lvqsy5OedJjfTsKNLpRcPwySbNb1PORc21RSb3o6lxDUoyWUZ_RcCfaSylzy9MstA/s4320/L-45780%20Bands.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTSwEyktyMy5onmm5jozUg1-aagJOOzHW65G9gYLyIoviGrDoI3RbTls0UPyvXAb7axdas79Ni0vnOrWoZesFqYiI0MJ6ypo5A3eARaF-tiGYqKZoiMeTSiOn5Lvqsy5OedJjfTsKNLpRcPwySbNb1PORc21RSb3o6lxDUoyWUZ_RcCfaSylzy9MstA/s320/L-45780%20Bands.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bands. The DOC one on right leg and Canterbury coloured one on left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OY-t0TpL4lQJos1tcvw2T8knDS_AeSFNEce3trGbkDCJSSqs0A15nqA4om9EQ_5cvFPxSv2OqlgPbS--2g6zEMQ5RRcAmNC0TTxzfDT3KMBLJ-4eJ_6dTRxVOYgxCrmEw7EVF6ULxSauiXNAZ6Yx6pm44VTRxjUDO78mHhwiIWEkryfM6ZcExtToEA/s4320/L-45780%20Darren%20releasing%20bird.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OY-t0TpL4lQJos1tcvw2T8knDS_AeSFNEce3trGbkDCJSSqs0A15nqA4om9EQ_5cvFPxSv2OqlgPbS--2g6zEMQ5RRcAmNC0TTxzfDT3KMBLJ-4eJ_6dTRxVOYgxCrmEw7EVF6ULxSauiXNAZ6Yx6pm44VTRxjUDO78mHhwiIWEkryfM6ZcExtToEA/s320/L-45780%20Darren%20releasing%20bird.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big moment of take off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dK_qZdATlmGlF7z3o5zVT5muRyVQTSeIjf9yCqIUMbKMkzJAdoqXo-bcXKFtoLzuF3DTlbBINW2taf46vR47BG7G070vC8NoJpC4lEV9ws5MnF9RmnNgnwEpfgSq8kf88NdrmBY32tph-Xc3NNoJ6DD46DWKcRuIApf6NDOFkpNOMdPhVLaZlohHHA/s4320/L-4580%20Darren%20holding%20ready%20for%20release.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dK_qZdATlmGlF7z3o5zVT5muRyVQTSeIjf9yCqIUMbKMkzJAdoqXo-bcXKFtoLzuF3DTlbBINW2taf46vR47BG7G070vC8NoJpC4lEV9ws5MnF9RmnNgnwEpfgSq8kf88NdrmBY32tph-Xc3NNoJ6DD46DWKcRuIApf6NDOFkpNOMdPhVLaZlohHHA/s320/L-4580%20Darren%20holding%20ready%20for%20release.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darren the father of the brave lad that caught the injured bird ready for release. <br />His son is in the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sn7z_QHOxuV6nSQtwz44xBs3Ds3Nrj5F9zAY90x3E8_I7rMvxcr7zM9Csydkk6Zvr5RfG3kj0TfKzMrpqmRVd6csnEL154yRDB_HQc3HKSCXpvptvP8TusuSQeEOgDGB-T-d0zsgDMd5e46ZfTZMTHymu2qw8twEHOWdVVoME9YJ101y254u9IMzZA/s4320/L-45780%20Group%20waiting%20for%20release.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sn7z_QHOxuV6nSQtwz44xBs3Ds3Nrj5F9zAY90x3E8_I7rMvxcr7zM9Csydkk6Zvr5RfG3kj0TfKzMrpqmRVd6csnEL154yRDB_HQc3HKSCXpvptvP8TusuSQeEOgDGB-T-d0zsgDMd5e46ZfTZMTHymu2qw8twEHOWdVVoME9YJ101y254u9IMzZA/s320/L-45780%20Group%20waiting%20for%20release.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People gathering for the release.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyTz78WfKKjKq89tn-kdMMa3n7HNk3hCrksfXRf1PM155HHW1RpzBOdO-k00lOVaMGGDsNmqSMVuhjhZEMjXV7EDZFyftpl392zCgzzO7SgLRPwdevQawe91zn0pQx9DLgCdcd_JHmWj5hA_0n11p-vgv-Yg48vyQ7fSNWLhRQmi8BtGRR30BBekZvA/s4320/L-45780%20Angie%20Banding%20Tracey%20holding.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyTz78WfKKjKq89tn-kdMMa3n7HNk3hCrksfXRf1PM155HHW1RpzBOdO-k00lOVaMGGDsNmqSMVuhjhZEMjXV7EDZFyftpl392zCgzzO7SgLRPwdevQawe91zn0pQx9DLgCdcd_JHmWj5hA_0n11p-vgv-Yg48vyQ7fSNWLhRQmi8BtGRR30BBekZvA/s320/L-45780%20Angie%20Banding%20Tracey%20holding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie from The NZ Raptor Trust banding the bird and Tracy who assisted in the bird's capture holding it.<br /><h4>Banding at Jan's last Thursday</h4><div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a successful session at Jan's place on Kennedys Bush Rd on Thursday. Just a small team of Jan, Andrew and myself so we only set up two nets, a 4m and a 9m but this produced a steady flow of birds. There was not much variety with all being Silvereyes except for 2, a House Sparrow and a Bellbird. There were 26 new Silvereyes and 8 recaptures. There were some interesting birds amongst the recaps with 3 originally banded in 2019, 2 on the 1st of August and 1 on the 27th of June. This bird is now the oldest Silvereye we have recaptured. Another bird was originally banded here 11 June 2020 then recaptured at our Cashmere Rd site 28 July last year and now it is back at Jan's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSgPAEQvEgN1BoUprtBhUATKGSARa1BHRu6gpA4GCP4b9WqPkMhL2Qt4prTWWqKsxBD57TRosG1bi2mOD_ndaZnscFNo70PtEkLVE1Z82oy4HX8ZAuZiuQDGpBj1frTLQcBMxcSStNvx1OSLGcvPq-qH879x2PmFZQ2LsMFkMfkrGX9J9nmi4reWg1A/s4320/SAM_5743.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSgPAEQvEgN1BoUprtBhUATKGSARa1BHRu6gpA4GCP4b9WqPkMhL2Qt4prTWWqKsxBD57TRosG1bi2mOD_ndaZnscFNo70PtEkLVE1Z82oy4HX8ZAuZiuQDGpBj1frTLQcBMxcSStNvx1OSLGcvPq-qH879x2PmFZQ2LsMFkMfkrGX9J9nmi4reWg1A/s320/SAM_5743.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the old Silvereyes<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCum0BQeGIUuPzJLq-fXA7DeC1QmXsIKP0H8zw0xjcjIKbfd9COQo9VjUj9hh2KLL2fDP8Vm5I4wx-3pBfbSJ3gpO6AX1pAO4ZoUcHEdkIu53Z9HYQx0M4uqaQUEWmZnFZggRZbowGlULApLLwSDL4CatWQ0LyEsLVlvtjHFgzDV9pICqX3yyb-RuYKg/s4320/SAM_5744.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCum0BQeGIUuPzJLq-fXA7DeC1QmXsIKP0H8zw0xjcjIKbfd9COQo9VjUj9hh2KLL2fDP8Vm5I4wx-3pBfbSJ3gpO6AX1pAO4ZoUcHEdkIu53Z9HYQx0M4uqaQUEWmZnFZggRZbowGlULApLLwSDL4CatWQ0LyEsLVlvtjHFgzDV9pICqX3yyb-RuYKg/s320/SAM_5744.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew with the Bellbird, a rarely caught female.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-19285147791331651582023-06-12T16:09:00.000+12:002023-06-12T16:09:57.779+12:00More Harrier Banding, Recaptures and a Recovery<p> We have continued to be successful with our Harrier trapping and banding. We moved some traps from out in the country to be nearer Christchurch on a farm on Cashmere Rd. We had the traps set there for about a week last winter and were happy with 3 birds caught. This time with actual trapping time restricted by wet weather we banded 10 new birds and recaptured 3. Two of the recaps had been banded recently but the other was 1 of the 3 from last year. This bird is now our oldest recapture being just short of a year. Part of the purpose of this study is to follow the changes in eye colour as a bird ages. They have dark brown eyes when first fledged, this changes to a pale yellow in an old bird.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg158vvPYyVRbJIVx_EtpjGnetbgElclESCRfOqLWriiiEEF6cArpJBXj0ihv4OdbGRle4jTdekYsVibdHt506D2mKcXhA2WOcg_bipx1A898XkevTGI1a9W_Em7AQyXg9YX4ikZ2TZXQWJ7ESo2epPz5wwMzI4hJPOLZCl0QRHAOFhjtTzlhvl0LZg3A/s4032/Ruud%20K%20with%20Harrier%20Cashmere%20Rd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg158vvPYyVRbJIVx_EtpjGnetbgElclESCRfOqLWriiiEEF6cArpJBXj0ihv4OdbGRle4jTdekYsVibdHt506D2mKcXhA2WOcg_bipx1A898XkevTGI1a9W_Em7AQyXg9YX4ikZ2TZXQWJ7ESo2epPz5wwMzI4hJPOLZCl0QRHAOFhjtTzlhvl0LZg3A/s320/Ruud%20K%20with%20Harrier%20Cashmere%20Rd.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud holding one of the new Cashmere birds. A youngster with a dark brown eye. .</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseCsnWVxFBrIVj_Ttx2iO1Ps-_7W---KFqkd9pkFolSUHZMH2YCFIRCYSsyXemCe6gKfJyk4jmtbHtYmfZGGfamje8-0a-PKqQ1uoYSXv64a9QPxJDsXyfIV8-5XsOSD0VqFtS1bADk73t6UDCkBg5FUJgc_2VOAtnghZ6eP-pIvi4p2qfi2L0WVS8w/s4320/Kenny%20Rose%20with%20first%20Harrier%20L-49416.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhseCsnWVxFBrIVj_Ttx2iO1Ps-_7W---KFqkd9pkFolSUHZMH2YCFIRCYSsyXemCe6gKfJyk4jmtbHtYmfZGGfamje8-0a-PKqQ1uoYSXv64a9QPxJDsXyfIV8-5XsOSD0VqFtS1bADk73t6UDCkBg5FUJgc_2VOAtnghZ6eP-pIvi4p2qfi2L0WVS8w/s320/Kenny%20Rose%20with%20first%20Harrier%20L-49416.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kenny holding the first Harrier he has banded. An old female with a pale <br />yellow eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksHgYUZ1Bc1pwagQjTDfTI1SUcEKQqK3G7WG_RBc1s5uCobFd2tG9awn7ASkOAy6XVrq3YVrfBopp2cjDL2YNTlYzZKaq_kLfNxWDcGGFqdWhzXJCUhUuSuDdbXrOG-5cVFTwwq9BCef71JpwKwfl7V1OEgdu0tqFQwsvypFexf4naZ9YSnlxeJ8yWw/s2709/L-49116%20Head%20&%20Eye%20x2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="2709" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksHgYUZ1Bc1pwagQjTDfTI1SUcEKQqK3G7WG_RBc1s5uCobFd2tG9awn7ASkOAy6XVrq3YVrfBopp2cjDL2YNTlYzZKaq_kLfNxWDcGGFqdWhzXJCUhUuSuDdbXrOG-5cVFTwwq9BCef71JpwKwfl7V1OEgdu0tqFQwsvypFexf4naZ9YSnlxeJ8yWw/s320/L-49116%20Head%20&%20Eye%20x2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The recap showing a paler eye</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjgeYD5ddjKOpw89XMsIPk1nUcH63Pj16g5r2lOxzoFWCrBW-4jxIhSePZfRHHiuB0mOzNeSpJ_D2jOZitRQgIz1kLBB5AuQRoJhH3XWM4WDP1Lwk2E2eaaQYdVdK8pWTdeVaT9Pfx8VLxQIGOBEB7LMucq8RJCwvqvGwegR_I2HvwQOxIOlFMEOr_A/s3284/L-49116%20Head,%20eye.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3284" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjgeYD5ddjKOpw89XMsIPk1nUcH63Pj16g5r2lOxzoFWCrBW-4jxIhSePZfRHHiuB0mOzNeSpJ_D2jOZitRQgIz1kLBB5AuQRoJhH3XWM4WDP1Lwk2E2eaaQYdVdK8pWTdeVaT9Pfx8VLxQIGOBEB7LMucq8RJCwvqvGwegR_I2HvwQOxIOlFMEOr_A/s320/L-49116%20Head,%20eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The darker brown eye of a year ago.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>There have also been birds caught at our Motukarara site. Three new and four recaptures, the oldest recap was banded back in February.</p><p>We have also had an interesting recovery reported. A banded bird was found in a winter feed crop on Milltown Rd about 2km from where it was banded. It was in very poor condition, very light and unable to stand, it died shortly after being found. It had obviously been there for a considerable time having trampled down an area of crop It is presumed that the bird had dropped into the foliage after prey and had been unable to fly out this would have been accentuated by everything being wet including its plumage.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5diaDlNAVKVysPYwhHCnAbhUnRK9H4LDfZBUnWYhh-WqIYbzgzfjzwJyFHrQSo5ba2izpAhRrwYkeFbRQQXHV_JxzN9RQVJp6ByCo3-2fc0wTHK76gOiUVsppqOWgdcIZgiKbc97d9QcZPmpAabn6v3UI7pRcCI2AVQibv_RcbsEmX7re4NefBkSQ-Q/s4032/L-45796%20before%20if%20died.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5diaDlNAVKVysPYwhHCnAbhUnRK9H4LDfZBUnWYhh-WqIYbzgzfjzwJyFHrQSo5ba2izpAhRrwYkeFbRQQXHV_JxzN9RQVJp6ByCo3-2fc0wTHK76gOiUVsppqOWgdcIZgiKbc97d9QcZPmpAabn6v3UI7pRcCI2AVQibv_RcbsEmX7re4NefBkSQ-Q/s320/L-45796%20before%20if%20died.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unfortunate bird as it was found.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-61950051412018629632023-05-31T12:03:00.002+12:002023-05-31T12:03:31.632+12:00Harrier Banding update - A couple of busy days.<p> After a quiet period with low catches and major weather holdups we had a couple of huge days. </p><p>The ground was too wet to drive on so we could only set traps through gateways, but we managed to find enough obliging property owners to provide enough sites. This meant some extra driving but it proved worthwhile. </p><p>Last Thursday the three Reese boys ( well actually old men!) set up and baited a number of traps. After a coffee break we commenced banding and kept banding until nearly dark. It's surprising how quickly it gets dark at the moment. We banded a total of 11 new birds we also caught 1 twice in the morning. It had an empty crop but in the afternoon with a full crop it weighed 70g heavier. The number of birds banded was a new record for one day beating the old highest total of 7 by a considerable number.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7JrA8eEzZOvkNFnFHSnmoMjSCm2yF0jn4CrQUg3RmloXF8SIrAWm9uoPtPdpref3-nRtCU69pysxG7pCHhLI2irr-7FAP1fy06TUnLlzWLM0J7iIxwtqhOT_xchTyOV4z--uZrkT_zpspFWNWZl05TPkge4XdkoHMVeMj7dBEvaStB7T4aglaK9wjA/s4320/AF%20&%20JG%20with%20Harrier.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7JrA8eEzZOvkNFnFHSnmoMjSCm2yF0jn4CrQUg3RmloXF8SIrAWm9uoPtPdpref3-nRtCU69pysxG7pCHhLI2irr-7FAP1fy06TUnLlzWLM0J7iIxwtqhOT_xchTyOV4z--uZrkT_zpspFWNWZl05TPkge4XdkoHMVeMj7dBEvaStB7T4aglaK9wjA/s320/AF%20&%20JG%20with%20Harrier.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two helpers for the day, twins Alan on the left and John on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>On Monday this week it was decided to try again. The team for the day was Ruud, my brother Alan and myself. I have a rule of thumb that when working the same site within a couple of weeks the numbers caught drops by about half. So I was expecting a catch of about 5 or 6 birds-how wrong I was! After setting the traps and a short break we were busy for the rest of the day. In fact we were unable to process the birds in the last 2 traps which contained 9 birds 4in one & 5 in the other. Two of the birds were already banded and we were able to read the colour bands before releasing them all without handling any. The total for the day was 11 new birds 3 recaptures and the 2 sighted in the last traps.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_7QQttfWSiulnsRbITnwFKVGVebF9S09AptMKsGWT4qK_CdjRt06RsQshVXwitAhuqYcAU0GMGeEPEKk-h8Zn5XsQaeg8QEPRAe35QTOYWwHhSjpV5vHHZFYY-FYQLC6UvGGanmbbTBqCE9VpXAgxgWOPhE547UspZSgxzjWq5YFbuq6G5EujgfltQ/s4320/L-457800%20Ruud%20banding%20AF%20holding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_7QQttfWSiulnsRbITnwFKVGVebF9S09AptMKsGWT4qK_CdjRt06RsQshVXwitAhuqYcAU0GMGeEPEKk-h8Zn5XsQaeg8QEPRAe35QTOYWwHhSjpV5vHHZFYY-FYQLC6UvGGanmbbTBqCE9VpXAgxgWOPhE547UspZSgxzjWq5YFbuq6G5EujgfltQ/s320/L-457800%20Ruud%20banding%20AF%20holding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud banding with Alan controlling the sharp bits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJuw5Fepv20ANPVEyXcsaoIvO_massyor1ypZEeS1SpHL_FYmhTvjwNIJ_zqYlZGzdZ2aRNHWac8cduNj1uuH-WEhsK9Od0Jd93As9uscU22r45ImuRT1y6bErkW4pPrkjLHkA9sfR15pOObFOolHVG6gSdRr5XbwYIEh1dg0nmOhaDkTWbB6d2Do9Q/s3934/Ruud%20holding%20his%20first%20wild%20Harrier.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="3934" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJuw5Fepv20ANPVEyXcsaoIvO_massyor1ypZEeS1SpHL_FYmhTvjwNIJ_zqYlZGzdZ2aRNHWac8cduNj1uuH-WEhsK9Od0Jd93As9uscU22r45ImuRT1y6bErkW4pPrkjLHkA9sfR15pOObFOolHVG6gSdRr5XbwYIEh1dg0nmOhaDkTWbB6d2Do9Q/s320/Ruud%20holding%20his%20first%20wild%20Harrier.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud proudly holding the first wild caught Harrier he has banded. </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>There appears to have been a large influx of Harriers into the Ellesmere area in the last few weeks with most of them being young birds with a few older ones Hopefully we will get some recoveries/sightings from wherever they go to or come from.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two birds that are probably starting to change out of juvenile plumage and eye colour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRMNs5KvN93yKSGw54r9WB3l8RzBCaDMM35zITzXR2GERBENxDmDbmIsEpVmFCCuRoo3iBjCN7HCaWybtihCywWsPEfSwmmA3kni5LmXQBmt0zCJ5xSabxwDhEcVpjjcwhWFvOSgwB4Q8r7tmTx3IsA2gHVCAOxZ1jo1l11Bot6u3rUP-BjU82Rwg-Q/s3108/L-49402%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="3108" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRMNs5KvN93yKSGw54r9WB3l8RzBCaDMM35zITzXR2GERBENxDmDbmIsEpVmFCCuRoo3iBjCN7HCaWybtihCywWsPEfSwmmA3kni5LmXQBmt0zCJ5xSabxwDhEcVpjjcwhWFvOSgwB4Q8r7tmTx3IsA2gHVCAOxZ1jo1l11Bot6u3rUP-BjU82Rwg-Q/s320/L-49402%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2x0y2aDynVAl2NxjGQ0v7-BTUnUe7-iQt6DF5D9r1fLl96HseerwhhfSf5TqfnmXRARY5u-lSTHMqvf2WgT-KT83_vrANY4njMPbEQC60iJoHnxWR-VRotIUPywlxxW-Sh8PN8PGcUqrbtFS6okLTPigVF9OGPx3o92X_i13lP7LYZ1MppuoHDQROaA/s3319/L-49401%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="3319" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2x0y2aDynVAl2NxjGQ0v7-BTUnUe7-iQt6DF5D9r1fLl96HseerwhhfSf5TqfnmXRARY5u-lSTHMqvf2WgT-KT83_vrANY4njMPbEQC60iJoHnxWR-VRotIUPywlxxW-Sh8PN8PGcUqrbtFS6okLTPigVF9OGPx3o92X_i13lP7LYZ1MppuoHDQROaA/s320/L-49401%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-40845577895502770772023-05-25T22:26:00.009+12:002023-05-25T22:32:22.881+12:00Oystercatcher Catching and The latest Banding Office Newsletter<p><br /> Last week a consortium of people attempted to Catch South Island Pied Oystercatchers (SIPO)on the New Brighton Spit. The catchers included people from DOC, Birds NZ and Christchurch City Council. The plan was to use a cannon net to catch them while they roosted at high tide at the end of the Spit. The plan worked with 99 birds colour flagged and 10 fitted with GPS tracking packs.</p><p>Photos courtesy of Andrew Crossland.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe231N6BVok1GDFhh7IOSbzNV1FyN6bsWxWgZIq9aUV1c1lgTpsjNaqnaTYrdVnzjHCziMvS4-GoOODcKaxiuoRNfitPha6V2QqTyJhCCGBBSxO_Xfgs7rplIWnBWYLqPx_G9V-GheTqKatn52L8IGn3S4S5ioCLGKkcSyyuir9a6fhwHRS7_B3E9dw/s4032/SIPO%20Banding%20net%20ready.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe231N6BVok1GDFhh7IOSbzNV1FyN6bsWxWgZIq9aUV1c1lgTpsjNaqnaTYrdVnzjHCziMvS4-GoOODcKaxiuoRNfitPha6V2QqTyJhCCGBBSxO_Xfgs7rplIWnBWYLqPx_G9V-GheTqKatn52L8IGn3S4S5ioCLGKkcSyyuir9a6fhwHRS7_B3E9dw/s320/SIPO%20Banding%20net%20ready.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The net almost ready to fire.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi64Hv1dihDsSlqL03Sc85pim1an-NPqMIo2qIscdtVaUO7rIpChbAa0YOXQw4tU0zSIttrdhQL42wOCnwjMh3ro9vlBkl1IDY1VkBpOfWipcKFQ-K9yaVF9BRSL8V_msMkfPq3LYPZxfOJ516Cd50g647nqdKd-EGUWyhq28TyWVmCyV3RJpg7gaxdg/s4032/SIPO%20Banding%20Kenny%20&%20Phil.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi64Hv1dihDsSlqL03Sc85pim1an-NPqMIo2qIscdtVaUO7rIpChbAa0YOXQw4tU0zSIttrdhQL42wOCnwjMh3ro9vlBkl1IDY1VkBpOfWipcKFQ-K9yaVF9BRSL8V_msMkfPq3LYPZxfOJ516Cd50g647nqdKd-EGUWyhq28TyWVmCyV3RJpg7gaxdg/s320/SIPO%20Banding%20Kenny%20&%20Phil.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Either Kenny showing Phil how it's done or Phil showing Kenny<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj3XMfLCi903TvnOzycsRn9FSIY9r2T2ihIMzw9n4Ll-6mnvfKMRSriUVBZneSixdprnnIKauD4LhGf2cTJbtgJdX8nxUIS5bB2k7cpOQ6IMz3aayuuAkJ3mJFGxVSYpsPz1Z6XZvHBiQxVuTwpuw3ITxWVdfR0cnik45MC3sYeN654URGMI9CwwaZg/s4032/Sipo%20Banding%20Phil%20in%20action.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj3XMfLCi903TvnOzycsRn9FSIY9r2T2ihIMzw9n4Ll-6mnvfKMRSriUVBZneSixdprnnIKauD4LhGf2cTJbtgJdX8nxUIS5bB2k7cpOQ6IMz3aayuuAkJ3mJFGxVSYpsPz1Z6XZvHBiQxVuTwpuw3ITxWVdfR0cnik45MC3sYeN654URGMI9CwwaZg/s320/Sipo%20Banding%20Phil%20in%20action.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Phil completing the job.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofaLu_318kI5ZSC2brbZgfBpV2Fy9CTt1JZHgv5vl1Lu7oUJ-d7yGA6xZsaBetR7d2j7eTC1sItm3vhAGR_E6HQ6P1xOJI7W-iOGodJAdeg97yUnsIy-lAnsjoCpbnnGsORQPW9WElT3w0QMMksZCso-ziI1-hAmwlpImUtNCM9Mr4jYMUt1ZiB4wdg/s4032/SIPO%20Banding%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofaLu_318kI5ZSC2brbZgfBpV2Fy9CTt1JZHgv5vl1Lu7oUJ-d7yGA6xZsaBetR7d2j7eTC1sItm3vhAGR_E6HQ6P1xOJI7W-iOGodJAdeg97yUnsIy-lAnsjoCpbnnGsORQPW9WElT3w0QMMksZCso-ziI1-hAmwlpImUtNCM9Mr4jYMUt1ZiB4wdg/s320/SIPO%20Banding%201.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Finished product.</div><br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: center;">The latest Banding Office Newsletter</h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/our-work/bird-banding/banding-newsletter-may-2023.pdf"><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">20th edition of BirDBanD</span></i></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%;">: </span></span></div><br /><br />Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-46694004632142931732023-05-12T19:17:00.001+12:002023-05-12T19:17:26.667+12:00Another Harrier Update<p> Things have been a little quiet on the banding front lately especially with Passerine banding due to rubbish weather and a lack of catchable birds. The only ones have been caught by Ruud at his place when he got a bit bored and put a net up for some practice. He didn't catch much but did recapture a couple of Silvereyes that are almost certainly a pair. They were both banded on the 1 Aug 2019 at Jan's, which is only a about 100m from the recapture site so have probably stayed together for at least several years.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L6B_B9tRIQY9wYelXrOQH2XIqboN8KDOm4OxuEBzeeC4WctzhoGkyzmNkHSI1QvcTgzGmTxRW2RQYV70pPXGIHlfxYjXxhknvHpWQHeM0C3XvWvsw-sTb6x9hgMtVaz320sHLbgLqIz5YKzt4BlIc4R_sWqhu6nFCL08SPhQK_vs9u-Tn00YBodHwQ/s4608/Silvereye%20A%20129414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_L6B_B9tRIQY9wYelXrOQH2XIqboN8KDOm4OxuEBzeeC4WctzhoGkyzmNkHSI1QvcTgzGmTxRW2RQYV70pPXGIHlfxYjXxhknvHpWQHeM0C3XvWvsw-sTb6x9hgMtVaz320sHLbgLqIz5YKzt4BlIc4R_sWqhu6nFCL08SPhQK_vs9u-Tn00YBodHwQ/s320/Silvereye%20A%20129414.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Jan's/Ruud's old Silvereyes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We have also attempted to catch some more Harriers with varied success. We have set the trap at Phils on several occasions with only one attempt being successful with two birds caught. Both sessions were of short duration due to inclement weather. This week we have also set traps on two occasions near Southbridge with four traps set each time. On Monday we had some success with 3 birds caught, Two young birds caught together and an adult female. All were caught in the same trap and I suspect the older bird is the 2 youngsters' mother. Yesterday (11 May) we again set the traps with even less success, with the only catch being the recapture of the adult from 3 days before. The poor result was not because of a lack of birds as we had a number inspecting the traps but not going in. Perhaps they are not hungry at the moment having feasted on some of the duck hunters' mistakes.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49_G-nV7ygvmxVQeokreYy5H9iv7e2Qlp_kafMs1qApmePcj2sw2XZPqJebd7R5zK-D7gNILvxFGrbGeIvlqgqbaefDNomAfY8NMuRPIDMKABkD3gFD1KzZhOioeF3p6OwvzS8VdsUzoF-IXOwHqJPMCgMNNRyA-FA0-UXGa2jUu73hREBl5BjbGjlA/s4032/L-45785%20Under%20Wing%20in%20moult.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49_G-nV7ygvmxVQeokreYy5H9iv7e2Qlp_kafMs1qApmePcj2sw2XZPqJebd7R5zK-D7gNILvxFGrbGeIvlqgqbaefDNomAfY8NMuRPIDMKABkD3gFD1KzZhOioeF3p6OwvzS8VdsUzoF-IXOwHqJPMCgMNNRyA-FA0-UXGa2jUu73hREBl5BjbGjlA/s320/L-45785%20Under%20Wing%20in%20moult.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The under wing of the Adult showing the moult progress.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOMVQhE6NJck2BHA1uDrkiWpPyANGy3yvpzJGAcnclFddhOp7xQlKBWAvfFWkTKpHjpqxB-QqtlyCkVCtlWrY-wz4OVMNtKN5pBywAlr-9X35SAXhoJ3ykEeuT4ljeo2gpx1O4NUU3ftRdyN5AKk6I_IuJ_iDNTpGthL8YpNCZX3Ej2atZSXZqU8A2g/s3362/L-45785%20Head%20&%20Eye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="3362" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOMVQhE6NJck2BHA1uDrkiWpPyANGy3yvpzJGAcnclFddhOp7xQlKBWAvfFWkTKpHjpqxB-QqtlyCkVCtlWrY-wz4OVMNtKN5pBywAlr-9X35SAXhoJ3ykEeuT4ljeo2gpx1O4NUU3ftRdyN5AKk6I_IuJ_iDNTpGthL8YpNCZX3Ej2atZSXZqU8A2g/s320/L-45785%20Head%20&%20Eye.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adult with a yellow eye</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L4oVtSOB89uEHbNTBRhICsG_8qqdQHNGJz-3aCpVX15435FiqMxxkwrbhztq5nx0d2L6ptY_C2AyrKVv_YGDL_F5WAljTk_pacyo8pfNNHCGlbUAOAwwLS869xHCeqFWcEQ0XY8kwPPmjjE3W9S8W4OUA_kLEMfjwBx9uAsYNbXtGT4DsTN4Ho6XJQ/s3375/L-45784%20Head%20&%20Eye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="3375" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L4oVtSOB89uEHbNTBRhICsG_8qqdQHNGJz-3aCpVX15435FiqMxxkwrbhztq5nx0d2L6ptY_C2AyrKVv_YGDL_F5WAljTk_pacyo8pfNNHCGlbUAOAwwLS869xHCeqFWcEQ0XY8kwPPmjjE3W9S8W4OUA_kLEMfjwBx9uAsYNbXtGT4DsTN4Ho6XJQ/s320/L-45784%20Head%20&%20Eye.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the young birds with its brown eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We have had a couple of birds we banded featured on TV this week. If you watched "Seven Sharp" on TV 1 last evening, you might have seen an article on Raptors being presented to a school in Timaru. The two stars were a Harrier and a Little Owl. The keen eyed amongst you might have seen that both birds were banded. This was done at the NZ Raptor Trust property in Timaru with our help.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsFfhzxfY7GO6JQSbu9E3og9znSywk0Ok8hXP8dFt4r7ujDrViSiSoWBQTkeTtPvetQIAB38Dd3-GbtAcTDJvEP3BSrmXt9lUzkHrUIUf6TPcxyYBI5gGJYOOLTkIiI9YsYkFdSpv-26hAtObulYoaMp6ETxJhUfi1UhAyXR7XaoMnOv_ipm4K-C3DQ/s4320/L-14162%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsFfhzxfY7GO6JQSbu9E3og9znSywk0Ok8hXP8dFt4r7ujDrViSiSoWBQTkeTtPvetQIAB38Dd3-GbtAcTDJvEP3BSrmXt9lUzkHrUIUf6TPcxyYBI5gGJYOOLTkIiI9YsYkFdSpv-26hAtObulYoaMp6ETxJhUfi1UhAyXR7XaoMnOv_ipm4K-C3DQ/s320/L-14162%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The TV Star being held by her trainer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzPPw2lRS2t2ZG5GL_zIDA50sX86GK9Y93RGrKL8iM8XymVU-vuhtClwPO9uK_aYH_s4V7ib1uIaEcVMJp7NFEc71GgeUl1vJLjGjMDKviY2QwR5a-2OhaTV4vecbVMKOnP3bho3sVSyBFN4DwuXE54iAdbDzhHYtCSFUO3adI1HrscBJth4QJLy3jA/s4320/L-14162%20Angie%20banding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzPPw2lRS2t2ZG5GL_zIDA50sX86GK9Y93RGrKL8iM8XymVU-vuhtClwPO9uK_aYH_s4V7ib1uIaEcVMJp7NFEc71GgeUl1vJLjGjMDKviY2QwR5a-2OhaTV4vecbVMKOnP3bho3sVSyBFN4DwuXE54iAdbDzhHYtCSFUO3adI1HrscBJth4QJLy3jA/s320/L-14162%20Angie%20banding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie banding the TV star.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-42522803592417982582023-04-22T12:06:00.000+12:002023-04-22T12:06:19.704+12:00Banding Update - March, April<p> We haven't been doing a lot of banding over the last month or so. It mostly consisted of a couple of Hospital visits and some Harrier banding.</p><p>The Hospital visits were not thankfully of the human kind but wildlife ones. The first was to the South Island Wildlife Hospital at Willowbank. This was the only session with much variety. There was a Kingfisher, 2 Harriers, 2 Little Owls and 2 Moreporks. The latter were the most interesting for me. Pauline who is the Vet and manager of the hospital now does most of the banding, but I pulled rank and banded the first Morepork. I had not banded one before, have caught several in mist nets but was not able to band them as my permit did not cover that particular site. Pauline banded the rest and is becoming very competent. </p><p>The second Hospital visit was to the NZ Raptor Trust in Timaru where there were 7 Harriers waiting for their bling. These were duly banded by Angie and Jenni who are also becoming good at banding these birds.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUS9HvDgQ4nozznLEHMkYJEZ_PqYKZ_SZfwHWZIdRahBn7gYjoUR8k-BcmOBbbct5SITuPygKpdLnomS1OW29MjuV3UuJQjkp1TpDhgjqvC8eMtcUoQvN4pPbr43AoxRNUK1ctxBWWl9Go8kjprNlONn48JxwpfOVTvOG_0OzjswmR2MuQ-RSt07W5w/s4320/Harrier%20Banding%20Angie%20banding%20Jenni%20holding..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUS9HvDgQ4nozznLEHMkYJEZ_PqYKZ_SZfwHWZIdRahBn7gYjoUR8k-BcmOBbbct5SITuPygKpdLnomS1OW29MjuV3UuJQjkp1TpDhgjqvC8eMtcUoQvN4pPbr43AoxRNUK1ctxBWWl9Go8kjprNlONn48JxwpfOVTvOG_0OzjswmR2MuQ-RSt07W5w/s320/Harrier%20Banding%20Angie%20banding%20Jenni%20holding..JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie bands a bird while Jenni holds the dangerous bits.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH76pQWbKeRrhLS2UNGb3cRKShUjcAQhJnSRi5Ql2XyZ81RVHAKd5y18BRQVsisb-90PzXDpTTczFGUHYWfpSfvFfUW7sp1qv6GAwJbFeRZkKuqPWwgnRLROIMuWUfHl_uOqrJQ5IE-u2qz8Q6BQybpPRcbijCTXCS3r7sNZc6EmXKhnPvNg1g8b-ceA/s4320/L-45776%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH76pQWbKeRrhLS2UNGb3cRKShUjcAQhJnSRi5Ql2XyZ81RVHAKd5y18BRQVsisb-90PzXDpTTczFGUHYWfpSfvFfUW7sp1qv6GAwJbFeRZkKuqPWwgnRLROIMuWUfHl_uOqrJQ5IE-u2qz8Q6BQybpPRcbijCTXCS3r7sNZc6EmXKhnPvNg1g8b-ceA/s320/L-45776%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the birds were youngsters who have yet to learn that cars are dangerous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We have also caught a number of Harriers at two of our local sites. At Phil's place in Motukarara we have banded 7 birds and recaptured another twice. This is proving a great site for Harriers, not sure if they are all local or if this property is on a flight path, perhaps between Lake Ellesmere and Banks Peninsula.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTW_UebTXbFJ23VAg9ia5FXXKqH6rF4AyRB6F1CVNo7yiK-BV9Svm8JOUJxwZVFI7rlhBAdlgv4Flx6A6NYAwQ4HQ1Ae5NA81RvPzBSZJ4KSClDD3SGh0GndMryVIJ0A18kBUweTTu4lEb1IO7uH2BfHrFarDt91oQV51WcZxYWxyrhysykbgjHngag/s3259/L-45765%20Front%20View.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3259" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTW_UebTXbFJ23VAg9ia5FXXKqH6rF4AyRB6F1CVNo7yiK-BV9Svm8JOUJxwZVFI7rlhBAdlgv4Flx6A6NYAwQ4HQ1Ae5NA81RvPzBSZJ4KSClDD3SGh0GndMryVIJ0A18kBUweTTu4lEb1IO7uH2BfHrFarDt91oQV51WcZxYWxyrhysykbgjHngag/s320/L-45765%20Front%20View.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Motukarara birds saying "If you touch me I will bite your nose off"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>In the Lakeside area near Leeston we banded a couple of birds. This was actually a bit disappointing as there were a number of birds about and we had several traps set. Both birds were caught at the same time in the same trap. One was an adult female and the other a young male, I suspect they might have been Mother and Son. There were also two other birds waiting to possibly enter the trap.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd6R-NwLIKb6QaHOQ2Fo8Qw-ZgeL1ebnOjzagvsvDgJsOGrpl9wZrfsDODLWn51UHAOaP5edsSQI3Px6D_74-7oczJY8tOFAWnuaYzN0E1QYeGxm6Lm7hG9F2tlkZFzjD-DKx-zDzttB3r9nvKioX1YudhS1TAwn_JcGzldjKOlw1XaBGpBMkzX--bw/s4320/Trap%20with%20two%20birds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="4320" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd6R-NwLIKb6QaHOQ2Fo8Qw-ZgeL1ebnOjzagvsvDgJsOGrpl9wZrfsDODLWn51UHAOaP5edsSQI3Px6D_74-7oczJY8tOFAWnuaYzN0E1QYeGxm6Lm7hG9F2tlkZFzjD-DKx-zDzttB3r9nvKioX1YudhS1TAwn_JcGzldjKOlw1XaBGpBMkzX--bw/s320/Trap%20with%20two%20birds.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two birds in a trap.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF38B8BiT45tww8x_MwlrseKgl5XmnlCSCtjt5Bo3Oibo56vYyixef5Bw6Ok_3pZQtU6l0y8KV9u6Syp9gUAeddPlvlGOmFPofKSpqPNQEiAqHCm1n2D6yet19le6sjgHyXM4YHhP6oWa-SICQ4_B8ihci-SmfYWTSQpxz1Rqf4xcVWcVMAuqGFRaHlw/s3736/L-45782%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="3736" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF38B8BiT45tww8x_MwlrseKgl5XmnlCSCtjt5Bo3Oibo56vYyixef5Bw6Ok_3pZQtU6l0y8KV9u6Syp9gUAeddPlvlGOmFPofKSpqPNQEiAqHCm1n2D6yet19le6sjgHyXM4YHhP6oWa-SICQ4_B8ihci-SmfYWTSQpxz1Rqf4xcVWcVMAuqGFRaHlw/s320/L-45782%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Young male with its brown eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUBRJQLStYpRhzPCEwZj1bkjhzbGW3GcgMRys1AOIp581j9KA-ZAgA-W1z67Nnc9Bxx5uR5fIKyqGVoj7hPp9DOjSrboH6dJ6KFRiS_HA_qHGZxDIEXdRHM6baPPd2yPXQbKXZL-DA8ahX01OmYCBPOSWKbNGUQ2KRkAtbSKr3sZfWnkt4NR8Kza1PQ/s4163/L-45781%20Head%20&%20Eye..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="4163" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUBRJQLStYpRhzPCEwZj1bkjhzbGW3GcgMRys1AOIp581j9KA-ZAgA-W1z67Nnc9Bxx5uR5fIKyqGVoj7hPp9DOjSrboH6dJ6KFRiS_HA_qHGZxDIEXdRHM6baPPd2yPXQbKXZL-DA8ahX01OmYCBPOSWKbNGUQ2KRkAtbSKr3sZfWnkt4NR8Kza1PQ/s320/L-45781%20Head%20&%20Eye..JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Older Female with a Yellow eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v5ra5oyuxM_dqZRkxIQ0u3j8rDbs_dfuG4a60bM1C23hHERcNXecy953t0ZiupQD8cOJpNDci7y55xp5eyKzuDPWIgsAyrQycwtySVj2boJxMGFDFL1K6Pjxsec5Jzrk6QtzEcKRHAbujTSuscOg0-yRuE3dqhm424vmxXgDmh5MHoVZjSBtSd7M0w/s3691/L-45781%20held%20by%20PJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2838" data-original-width="3691" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v5ra5oyuxM_dqZRkxIQ0u3j8rDbs_dfuG4a60bM1C23hHERcNXecy953t0ZiupQD8cOJpNDci7y55xp5eyKzuDPWIgsAyrQycwtySVj2boJxMGFDFL1K6Pjxsec5Jzrk6QtzEcKRHAbujTSuscOg0-yRuE3dqhm424vmxXgDmh5MHoVZjSBtSd7M0w/s320/L-45781%20held%20by%20PJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PJ Holding the male.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-82267531972620165922023-03-20T17:02:00.001+13:002023-03-20T17:02:26.441+13:00Banding amongst the Vines and a Harrier update.<p> We had a very quiet morning this morning at our vineyard site. There was only a small but keen group of us and the weather was near perfect with the one thing missing being birds in the nets. We ended up with a pathetic total of 7 birds of 3 species. The one highlight was our first recap from elsewhere. A Silvereye that had been originally banded in the Conservation Area of the Halswell Quarry by Annemieke from the Banding Office on 3 June last year. Although it was only a distance of just over a Kilometer in a direct line it is hopefully the first of many. The other birds caught were all new, 2 each of Silvereye, Blackbird and Song Thrush.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmQ5EA0Y0tt4A0CNoH3aReGtePC6OtGWwMPysFkffkhtw4wdlVe0-2GP4d6_tLmC9aehhT1zEL0Rjl7lG_LxNw956ZLO8MkE3Qbk4adcBO1IvYzmXZqotSYDE6957VBYD7NS-bQidSHgJUGo_Gq9XTZ5Mibprg1FtaA2aJr6cok3q2x92YWeWI1n6MQ/s4320/SAM_5566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmQ5EA0Y0tt4A0CNoH3aReGtePC6OtGWwMPysFkffkhtw4wdlVe0-2GP4d6_tLmC9aehhT1zEL0Rjl7lG_LxNw956ZLO8MkE3Qbk4adcBO1IvYzmXZqotSYDE6957VBYD7NS-bQidSHgJUGo_Gq9XTZ5Mibprg1FtaA2aJr6cok3q2x92YWeWI1n6MQ/s320/SAM_5566.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Little Traveler.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>An Update on our Harrier Banding.</p><p>In the last week we have managed to catch and band a further 4 birds and recaptured 1. Its almost a year since we started our Harrier banding project. In that time, we have caught and banded 23 birds, mostly in the Motukarara and Leeston/Southbridge areas, with a few at other sites. We have also made recaptures of 6 of the banded birds and there have been 3 recoveries. All the recoveries were from road killed birds and all were female.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBNUu-erRhAQcVX9uH1-Ht1xHbBfKZse45oJwHjvgsG-KweYrECVKRT_N8CjkoB8w-dSidjS-ccuJ2Q2D9aCSH2KrQM6PlrHiyq05X6r3Zf-ZRU52dci4G_QYm0ojWACvGmMq3r3sahg2mjHoGmLhyuE6JURzGPWmzXR5VDaLuymiYCqVCDX6Wd18ww/s4320/L-14169%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBNUu-erRhAQcVX9uH1-Ht1xHbBfKZse45oJwHjvgsG-KweYrECVKRT_N8CjkoB8w-dSidjS-ccuJ2Q2D9aCSH2KrQM6PlrHiyq05X6r3Zf-ZRU52dci4G_QYm0ojWACvGmMq3r3sahg2mjHoGmLhyuE6JURzGPWmzXR5VDaLuymiYCqVCDX6Wd18ww/s320/L-14169%20Head%20&%20Eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the recently caught birds have been youngsters with brown eyes like this one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2RiXUpGO7LwwEErQJA35l9HQVjFtURSXBt-3VDcuvtgLlSfQSmsZf2h6QTjmJrOhe9mlwTsFymeRIFTpTSq9Gt8jPyVd3u_tVDQrh9k77oYwZBwBbQmhQjXdsfGNSJw8wlbDKKv-k1kUPhHpiDN0fvIZXHt57twZ0Bv0cCFvwxxin0BclPapkk8ddw/s3891/L-14166%20Bands.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="3891" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2RiXUpGO7LwwEErQJA35l9HQVjFtURSXBt-3VDcuvtgLlSfQSmsZf2h6QTjmJrOhe9mlwTsFymeRIFTpTSq9Gt8jPyVd3u_tVDQrh9k77oYwZBwBbQmhQjXdsfGNSJw8wlbDKKv-k1kUPhHpiDN0fvIZXHt57twZ0Bv0cCFvwxxin0BclPapkk8ddw/s320/L-14166%20Bands.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Most of the harriers are banded with a Banding Office metal band on the right leg and a Red band on the left. The red bands have 3 large digits printed on them. If anyone sees one of the birds with these bands please let either the Banding Office or me know. We would like if possible, the band number, the Date and the location. The most likely place to see them is probably when feeding on roadkill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>As well,we have banded 19 birds that were in Rehab in Wildlife Hospitals, 13 here in Christchurch and 6 in Timaru. Most of the rehab birds have been released in the area from which they came in places stretching from Kaikoura to Twizel.</p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-12203251454220642332023-02-28T16:53:00.000+13:002023-02-28T16:53:31.135+13:00Banding Among the Vines, Monday 27 Feb.<p> Yesterday, 27 Feb we had a session in a Vineyard, where I hoped we would catch some larger birds such as Thrushes and Starlings. This had a twofold purpose, to give some of the trainees practice with banding larger birds as we don't catch many, and to give Chris who in his other life is a scientist with LandCare Research at Lincoln, some targets to collect blood from. He wanted Blackbirds & Song Thrushes to sample for Avian Malaria as part of a study into whether these species carry this pathogen and possibly spread it to vulnerable native species esp. Yellow Eyed Penguins.</p><p>Although the catch wasn't as big as I hoped for, we did get some of the target species. No Starlings but 10 Blackbirds and 4 Song Thrushes so Chris was happy to get some samples. The only other birds caught were 2 Silvereyes and a solitary Goldfinch. Interestingly, all Thrushes and Blackbirds were aged as first year birds, apart from 1 Blackbird.</p><p>The rows of Grape Vines have recently been covered with protective netting to prevent birds from pecking the ripening grapes. This seems to have been effective as bird numbers have dropped since the netting has been put on.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JRQLRu8nZIsqp4o4w-_1o4vGvk1GOXYUSx2TN8RhBpMOjcxeuJZwLaaYVelYvjAlZ2X-FIpjevLyEiQ-aqe_KvMQb3U6-c4ootaZkijjfblc7yLwSYHK1Tx7Ee-yxtr7t81x_ZomZhjtRrMM37uUruna373Vqnb99ggwdIfsy35E_TcQQPjxnrjUBw/s3341/SAM_5549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3341" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JRQLRu8nZIsqp4o4w-_1o4vGvk1GOXYUSx2TN8RhBpMOjcxeuJZwLaaYVelYvjAlZ2X-FIpjevLyEiQ-aqe_KvMQb3U6-c4ootaZkijjfblc7yLwSYHK1Tx7Ee-yxtr7t81x_ZomZhjtRrMM37uUruna373Vqnb99ggwdIfsy35E_TcQQPjxnrjUBw/s320/SAM_5549.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris collecting one of the samples.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluLM8DGWVy91iZriwe4jdyku0ZJPpn-0vQY8sDY3SISW_2R0VMMGvF1-inzpNda1eymB2BnxymikeYlxVjemDUokyHccvBghlx8_CNPEaAz1T013B5ndPd7PjyUqEMAEA-yr7nzcfHmu1DYtE7x5mPdtOxI9fpNqgM9pm9eQ4QTMY2siJfRU7D6oBFA/s4320/SAM_5550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluLM8DGWVy91iZriwe4jdyku0ZJPpn-0vQY8sDY3SISW_2R0VMMGvF1-inzpNda1eymB2BnxymikeYlxVjemDUokyHccvBghlx8_CNPEaAz1T013B5ndPd7PjyUqEMAEA-yr7nzcfHmu1DYtE7x5mPdtOxI9fpNqgM9pm9eQ4QTMY2siJfRU7D6oBFA/s320/SAM_5550.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa banding one of the Thrushes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_Dj5f91kQVIJ3S23Gscllpkz4gFw158uWwpY5TwehM8aTqLHf8mdlMt0DSETWUG9Jc1v69lRhfJPwNhysmysbgVBAjCZe9MzXzAb2Uv0Rx7n2lfNRJyd1oMT1NkmHLgDw732Rd542T5VnLoZ07BLA3PKLmM6hF02PJfsO7Y_xB8lSd891O64BCz3XQ/s3986/SAM_5551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3081" data-original-width="3986" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_Dj5f91kQVIJ3S23Gscllpkz4gFw158uWwpY5TwehM8aTqLHf8mdlMt0DSETWUG9Jc1v69lRhfJPwNhysmysbgVBAjCZe9MzXzAb2Uv0Rx7n2lfNRJyd1oMT1NkmHLgDw732Rd542T5VnLoZ07BLA3PKLmM6hF02PJfsO7Y_xB8lSd891O64BCz3XQ/s320/SAM_5551.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice and Kenny busy at the banding table while Steph brings in another bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-90885981933180162462023-02-15T16:42:00.005+13:002023-02-15T16:42:59.151+13:00Raptor Banding - Harriers and Little Owls <p> Arrived back from a trip down to Queenstown last evening. On the way south I called in at the NZ Raptor Trust operation in Timaru to assist Jenni and Angie with banding some Raptors that are in Rehab. It was also planned to band a Falcon, but it wasn't available on the day. Seven Harriers and eight Little Owls were banded, with one of the Harriers being a TV star. The folks at the Trust are currently having their busiest year on record.</p><p>If anyone has watched the TV series "One Lane Bridge" you would have noticed that a Harrier features prominently in it. The bird in question was injured and taken into care by the Trust. Unfortunately, it did not make a full recovery and has become an advocacy bird, being taught to fly with a handler in control. If it gets into another series, I am not sure how the band will be handled. The Harrier is flown for visitors, especially school groups.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6IFGICiQ2Olub5xtA9o9i1dXuFE-TRz0CNY8tZV_SwgbE3IN-IFqgc4nN8vEoxnEqj28tXd_v7f_Db0C372KZPBTiB2Ce8dmuy353Len9E-BvvwpF-ww_DDXJEHCNenYlJTfLHeADB7g8pwAP7cHP3or4loIKZcDcd-b6sUPkAxvW2prvMEqGR2sMA/s4320/L-14162%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6IFGICiQ2Olub5xtA9o9i1dXuFE-TRz0CNY8tZV_SwgbE3IN-IFqgc4nN8vEoxnEqj28tXd_v7f_Db0C372KZPBTiB2Ce8dmuy353Len9E-BvvwpF-ww_DDXJEHCNenYlJTfLHeADB7g8pwAP7cHP3or4loIKZcDcd-b6sUPkAxvW2prvMEqGR2sMA/s320/L-14162%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The TV star in the hands of its Handler.<br />Note the very pale legs. This was due to when it was originally injured it was kept for a period before being brought into the care of the Trust. Unfortunately it was fed an incorrect diet causing the unusual coloration.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Of the Harriers banded the majority were juveniles although there were a couple of older birds including one that was originally in rehab back in 2017. It was identified by comparing x-rays of its healed breaks. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_nmEx3CPmc7_cERtbrF1Dckbe3V5FTT-VOpr3M-guoZcZQVP3FEk5FFf2yh-cLrutFL_geljvjmfwIGPvVooYgNRau8HfjDi8_ELAULJ1SPEvIl7a_7jfi0ol1bxbm4ENFKrjdkHvFB2ENSHF7PuVCm4o-irNk3fV_XMjFEqDpK2D4HlV7aPnUV25w/s3452/L-14167%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="3452" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_nmEx3CPmc7_cERtbrF1Dckbe3V5FTT-VOpr3M-guoZcZQVP3FEk5FFf2yh-cLrutFL_geljvjmfwIGPvVooYgNRau8HfjDi8_ELAULJ1SPEvIl7a_7jfi0ol1bxbm4ENFKrjdkHvFB2ENSHF7PuVCm4o-irNk3fV_XMjFEqDpK2D4HlV7aPnUV25w/s320/L-14167%20Head%20&%20eye.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the young birds with it's dark brown eye.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM7A_bImFY7z0sb1qisxgFWKdQ_OPy35td44vlL0jT5-cfPHRKSINLQIPitYggffLsire0nGSPEg1Tks78V9PViRH97NMnUyxizTS-kCNFGif5jCDCxPalHTaHtppg6HzLbWiRJtIkomYUfMhvmdPNv1rgy3kmzbvJxgX61se2Rr4i9kjh_XZDcwJrg/s4320/L-14166%20Wing%20in%20moult.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM7A_bImFY7z0sb1qisxgFWKdQ_OPy35td44vlL0jT5-cfPHRKSINLQIPitYggffLsire0nGSPEg1Tks78V9PViRH97NMnUyxizTS-kCNFGif5jCDCxPalHTaHtppg6HzLbWiRJtIkomYUfMhvmdPNv1rgy3kmzbvJxgX61se2Rr4i9kjh_XZDcwJrg/s320/L-14166%20Wing%20in%20moult.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird, a yearling male was in wing moult</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFEwoD3aE3e2lBEIdXVlFE7GEmyDTC99dxFKN7tMhblJacDezna3xFZu1XXPgmnVZI12VWUN1invJqYLw5RKCCXKZw2tzLFONWLkO85qoZ5JOdhGqcRXl-zJjtyWQTaOnIF5PLvvzVPXESPhkGbKI0pMRo6GWz5-M2KiEwwkTuGhGMBGquZ7L8iv0Q/s4320/L-14166%20being%20banded%20by%20Angie,%20Jenni%20holding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmFEwoD3aE3e2lBEIdXVlFE7GEmyDTC99dxFKN7tMhblJacDezna3xFZu1XXPgmnVZI12VWUN1invJqYLw5RKCCXKZw2tzLFONWLkO85qoZ5JOdhGqcRXl-zJjtyWQTaOnIF5PLvvzVPXESPhkGbKI0pMRo6GWz5-M2KiEwwkTuGhGMBGquZ7L8iv0Q/s320/L-14166%20being%20banded%20by%20Angie,%20Jenni%20holding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the birds getting its "bling' Angie banding and Jenni holding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>The Little Owls were also mostly juveniles with a couple of older ones. One of the Little Owls was also in wing moult.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqRJLUk2cJ6V1XaQ9kwP6sDkh2GX3Px2j4QC7bRjLGzQ5PCVZTrUKlBBamJue0CsZ35VWmJ-5aPBYca0oiRL5CvDc9Y2uf_e-2QzeqyNOwh4S8CMbJCr4l1s7f9iAkpWgsrHtVkkfhxekX28EAP6Tca9ig4lLVGUYcooOCIYkLp3uGTPGtZfd3kANmQ/s3645/Little%20Owl%20freshly%20banded%20-%20Timaru.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="3645" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqRJLUk2cJ6V1XaQ9kwP6sDkh2GX3Px2j4QC7bRjLGzQ5PCVZTrUKlBBamJue0CsZ35VWmJ-5aPBYca0oiRL5CvDc9Y2uf_e-2QzeqyNOwh4S8CMbJCr4l1s7f9iAkpWgsrHtVkkfhxekX28EAP6Tca9ig4lLVGUYcooOCIYkLp3uGTPGtZfd3kANmQ/s320/Little%20Owl%20freshly%20banded%20-%20Timaru.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Owl newly banded.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-z4qCnUgSRyZZX1M0AcR4x5-Aj8iTsAS24VxKw0IAmPMWZ8xFjL-oJvWxc1NH3mWtGfMlcJiuXXsYBPVP2epCfmld9cCw0uYTIVbb0WUIiDEnIzALWPa4wOEHFswHLK9G70NhMNSpP7c267ebT2Z_jpYTIOnSyBRmtkFy-m00fD7Te1EmZPsdchlcg/s4320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20by%20Jenni,%20Angie%20holding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-z4qCnUgSRyZZX1M0AcR4x5-Aj8iTsAS24VxKw0IAmPMWZ8xFjL-oJvWxc1NH3mWtGfMlcJiuXXsYBPVP2epCfmld9cCw0uYTIVbb0WUIiDEnIzALWPa4wOEHFswHLK9G70NhMNSpP7c267ebT2Z_jpYTIOnSyBRmtkFy-m00fD7Te1EmZPsdchlcg/s320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20by%20Jenni,%20Angie%20holding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenni banding Angie holding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPLxKxA8fltbKUbaUTgIGea9KOYLeAvhqaWpAO7qtLZj1jatYjiJ2tegcOURaxxTE4YmUH9SKiPjLYjCJkDQ7_7mZFsC5StwPn2_0ZTaoWpF39B4dsrLHK4L-m0wDul-lGNEzP4lyymUQ_P1MoBmRyE9jCuFGzXdCgao46oJuJPkbJLpyEPpTCgdrRA/s4320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20by%20Angie,%20Jenni%20holding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPLxKxA8fltbKUbaUTgIGea9KOYLeAvhqaWpAO7qtLZj1jatYjiJ2tegcOURaxxTE4YmUH9SKiPjLYjCJkDQ7_7mZFsC5StwPn2_0ZTaoWpF39B4dsrLHK4L-m0wDul-lGNEzP4lyymUQ_P1MoBmRyE9jCuFGzXdCgao46oJuJPkbJLpyEPpTCgdrRA/s320/Little%20Owl%20being%20banded%20by%20Angie,%20Jenni%20holding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angie banding and Jenni holding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>In the last few weeks we have had a couple of attempts at trapping Harriers. The first was a total failure not catching any. The second was a little better with 2 being caught. One was a recap, originally banded last May only a short distance from where it was recaptured. The other was a new second year male. The birds were caught together in the same trap which I thought was unusual. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YAV4Uy7awUzfXPHHg_f7Lr0uwvVHPk8UHrtvX1gBlC1AKY7dmC5tTAGROADuCa6RARUQiP5lMCDwAFOiiqKie1nu6LNWra03wSIThGfDkRR0LcIsBuH8EwDb6iaEQYLhcLWUJN5J6ERGEhV4oGuU8fG6hxVXLrWkLgazCPjJgC5W6uuU5JUtbeQAZQ/s3830/L-49150%20Wing%20in%20moult.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3830" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YAV4Uy7awUzfXPHHg_f7Lr0uwvVHPk8UHrtvX1gBlC1AKY7dmC5tTAGROADuCa6RARUQiP5lMCDwAFOiiqKie1nu6LNWra03wSIThGfDkRR0LcIsBuH8EwDb6iaEQYLhcLWUJN5J6ERGEhV4oGuU8fG6hxVXLrWkLgazCPjJgC5W6uuU5JUtbeQAZQ/s320/L-49150%20Wing%20in%20moult.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new bird was another bird in wing moult.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic2aoUodVsCoQrFRUz5BubTO0Mx5agjH8gnQzlxqJhDiEIRtMJcn6CvfH0otQQnqUkHc9tD3dKPYDi7VmaQsPlIMFnN2YLCd7VrO08xEQqB-GgLRuYqh-KFg8FKb_FBogDD_NshSFaXw9_TqRrCMRBK8lsX2M1D8xuc0QdeNy6jdCXf2yZefE4wFsvg/s3223/L-49104%20x2%20wing%20and%20head.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3223" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgic2aoUodVsCoQrFRUz5BubTO0Mx5agjH8gnQzlxqJhDiEIRtMJcn6CvfH0otQQnqUkHc9tD3dKPYDi7VmaQsPlIMFnN2YLCd7VrO08xEQqB-GgLRuYqh-KFg8FKb_FBogDD_NshSFaXw9_TqRrCMRBK8lsX2M1D8xuc0QdeNy6jdCXf2yZefE4wFsvg/s320/L-49104%20x2%20wing%20and%20head.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The recaptured bird, still showing a little white on the back of its head but now has the yellow eye of an adult. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCZU6LU1DX_7bE8PVDOSnDauKg7sIYIaevX2l9_EGfx-pyOi3_8HxzkTcHpTaRWWbNVeuMKyt6JPoJjfBzALTkiUXSdmuEc3XDzEPDuitU8E5ODeVeRnFqZl98y_C7iYmH0S3OffUjT8px1aTNVPaM5gidsGPaAc6PpdEQUIRJJrK5c1eUwPKfBp7Dg/s4320/L-49104%20Gill%20Griffiths%20holding%20bird.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCZU6LU1DX_7bE8PVDOSnDauKg7sIYIaevX2l9_EGfx-pyOi3_8HxzkTcHpTaRWWbNVeuMKyt6JPoJjfBzALTkiUXSdmuEc3XDzEPDuitU8E5ODeVeRnFqZl98y_C7iYmH0S3OffUjT8px1aTNVPaM5gidsGPaAc6PpdEQUIRJJrK5c1eUwPKfBp7Dg/s320/L-49104%20Gill%20Griffiths%20holding%20bird.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gill, one of a couple of visitors from the UK, about to release this bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-78562821288461866962023-01-26T22:37:00.010+13:002023-01-27T12:40:26.608+13:00Wrybill Banding Down South<p> I have been away for most the year so far and have not done any banding. Hopefully there will be something in the next few weeks. </p><p>Rachel who trained with me down in the Queenstown area has sent me some information and photos of her Wrybill banding. She now works with the Aspiring Biodiversity Trust and amongst other things monitors Wrybill on the Makarora River which is at the head of Lake Wanaka. I think this must be about the remotest Wrybill breeding area in the country. As well as weather and flood related problems this small flock has to contend with not only people walking but also driving and riding horses through nesting birds, not only Wrybill but also Black fronted Terns and Banded Dotterels. All these are threatened, endemic species.</p><p>One of the birds she monitors was originally banded up here in Canterbury over 11 years ago, not the oldest Wrybill on record which is 23 years but still a good age especially as it has to fly considerably further than most on its annual migration. Its chick is featured in some of the photos below.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hVfGV-zNlgJHOUdvYSH_L4aiPYecqM1P6JnKKabLC7WplQtAGGWfa3q1PBH56lqPRi0DLv186rPtIZSu0tUKuF1sm9-9oiwdt-KG5b5JpkFBa4vJx9r--Au_Py_3-jNNV_lECMTD-XfYnWla_0JfDKyV5XOzG_B_LLc9xafCrlvA0-UMdnsqfM-qNw/s1650/Wrybill%20chick%20head%20showing%20bent%20bill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hVfGV-zNlgJHOUdvYSH_L4aiPYecqM1P6JnKKabLC7WplQtAGGWfa3q1PBH56lqPRi0DLv186rPtIZSu0tUKuF1sm9-9oiwdt-KG5b5JpkFBa4vJx9r--Au_Py_3-jNNV_lECMTD-XfYnWla_0JfDKyV5XOzG_B_LLc9xafCrlvA0-UMdnsqfM-qNw/s320/Wrybill%20chick%20head%20showing%20bent%20bill.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even as a small chick Wrybills have the bent bill of their species.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0aQigom-PQw-eK24vwCdrKSMWhpEYb-FYDUl8UtedQ4UhUIocVzHBZe0kQnWq9isCEAFQ5dfmh4BN2QY8O2h6KV4-gE1oeA5X7_GxQ29puPwphoosncOIjy6dT88idvBK3RahELKRq8cyoN754ytRaLPI_TkhuRQPFpbUZsq10AWZwk8LYLI4DUAxQ/s4348/Wrybill%20chick%20being%20weighed%20-%20Makarora.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="4348" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0aQigom-PQw-eK24vwCdrKSMWhpEYb-FYDUl8UtedQ4UhUIocVzHBZe0kQnWq9isCEAFQ5dfmh4BN2QY8O2h6KV4-gE1oeA5X7_GxQ29puPwphoosncOIjy6dT88idvBK3RahELKRq8cyoN754ytRaLPI_TkhuRQPFpbUZsq10AWZwk8LYLI4DUAxQ/s320/Wrybill%20chick%20being%20weighed%20-%20Makarora.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little chick getting its weight taken.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNbhNXBo-9qZOBGF5GaUn_O9a6OfnQ-oDPRSOobJlWQlvQtMwxb7CkBSzCg4qPMM7MZkHa7EdLMiZWR6Oxj_Gg4qrfUtoU0UIvOiMnBcNNsjEuJGiEsAo9G7gRzAkBbtO_DGoinCTgjL3YDdFLgAF6ccU2idPIHXXO7NTPBUECvlfA2tF-AoSmy9Wng/s1321/Wrybill%20chick%20+%203%20weeks%20-%20Makarora.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNbhNXBo-9qZOBGF5GaUn_O9a6OfnQ-oDPRSOobJlWQlvQtMwxb7CkBSzCg4qPMM7MZkHa7EdLMiZWR6Oxj_Gg4qrfUtoU0UIvOiMnBcNNsjEuJGiEsAo9G7gRzAkBbtO_DGoinCTgjL3YDdFLgAF6ccU2idPIHXXO7NTPBUECvlfA2tF-AoSmy9Wng/s320/Wrybill%20chick%20+%203%20weeks%20-%20Makarora.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicks have legs large enough to take a band at a very young age.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYdmnkmFaihwuexgAOnOJUHTCsKyjkgKcyAvu2QDnVATpriH8dFUt_YuWlygUz_4xRQIb8xj7OERTINwG0zxrH5aVjPd_GvvT7N0ggELsl-dE9CAgSNcgkJF5hQORFiwRjTGMmaBbq0kyCb3IUVkjyf5HMyyukUZA1lQSca5wNDkG_UFf-PfAr-5Xng/s2048/Wrybill%20nest%202%20eggs%20-%20Makarora.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYdmnkmFaihwuexgAOnOJUHTCsKyjkgKcyAvu2QDnVATpriH8dFUt_YuWlygUz_4xRQIb8xj7OERTINwG0zxrH5aVjPd_GvvT7N0ggELsl-dE9CAgSNcgkJF5hQORFiwRjTGMmaBbq0kyCb3IUVkjyf5HMyyukUZA1lQSca5wNDkG_UFf-PfAr-5Xng/s320/Wrybill%20nest%202%20eggs%20-%20Makarora.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their eggs are extremely well camouflaged amongst the river stones.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOEy-QKYza-N-iuAZz6guhH0ODEekTDaV9BAyMnwfUDVsEwqGJSxBhwPNVzM5N-gmAUSqKEwdFXoUg3FCEo3e0J-S2Sj0U1I-9hsk0E3-XrgJpdycPxE7L1iBUQzuYs3MTwzsmDXbe2UWk1IcguRnBjR7bANVbJoj596mzMVYbwvLGDvb46aHfd7Inw/s600/Wrybill%20-%20female%20banded%20-%20Makarora.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOEy-QKYza-N-iuAZz6guhH0ODEekTDaV9BAyMnwfUDVsEwqGJSxBhwPNVzM5N-gmAUSqKEwdFXoUg3FCEo3e0J-S2Sj0U1I-9hsk0E3-XrgJpdycPxE7L1iBUQzuYs3MTwzsmDXbe2UWk1IcguRnBjR7bANVbJoj596mzMVYbwvLGDvb46aHfd7Inw/s320/Wrybill%20-%20female%20banded%20-%20Makarora.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old, banded bird. The band is on the right tibia.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
All photos by Rachel HuftonPeter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-42103930184706045642023-01-11T22:46:00.006+13:002023-01-11T22:46:40.057+13:00Not much banding this year - Have been on Holiday<p> There hasn't been much banding going on so far in 2023. I have been away for most of it and am away again next week. There were some interesting rehab birds that I did band last week. Eight Little Owls were waiting for me when I got back from our holiday and were duly given their bling as was a Bellbird. The most interesting was a Crested Grebe which was a first for me. Its legs and feet are weird close up and the band has to be adapted to fit. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos which is a pity. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuAUkPgJrbHrRzNcZOQAA3qpi0eSwNlzmbwapOfnClcxn117Yuyi3Tx8LvBec9UhS_zB_rBRFo8FZ_EC6gN_psEivTlqC1_XGrd59H92Vf5NnRlxRtZVDx-NZDXUufqAJTgRO4a3xhkQLRtY6KHdU76qJxd4QdIuF259qAZXdpIA4F12_B8sbgHzJLg/s4320/SAM_5487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuAUkPgJrbHrRzNcZOQAA3qpi0eSwNlzmbwapOfnClcxn117Yuyi3Tx8LvBec9UhS_zB_rBRFo8FZ_EC6gN_psEivTlqC1_XGrd59H92Vf5NnRlxRtZVDx-NZDXUufqAJTgRO4a3xhkQLRtY6KHdU76qJxd4QdIuF259qAZXdpIA4F12_B8sbgHzJLg/s320/SAM_5487.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bellbird back in its cage with its bling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ReFYIq_KDPYuURSrnRhESMjR5QwYVZNWBPaVaHGJwM_f1dxEvc4F6YnCWio3UJ2k3De6FTf3kqlFNqVkwo9zlhMCq8BJYv2MqWS9ffmm3lbZP3mgcvtXv2hKn6Z_NxJOK13RYQfCclheZB7DwjkpOq6M3dVaOYVXRJGN6ZDOPU1IQBosa71tzoTHQ/s2891/SAM_5499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2891" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ReFYIq_KDPYuURSrnRhESMjR5QwYVZNWBPaVaHGJwM_f1dxEvc4F6YnCWio3UJ2k3De6FTf3kqlFNqVkwo9zlhMCq8BJYv2MqWS9ffmm3lbZP3mgcvtXv2hKn6Z_NxJOK13RYQfCclheZB7DwjkpOq6M3dVaOYVXRJGN6ZDOPU1IQBosa71tzoTHQ/s320/SAM_5499.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crested Grebe sitting in its's pond on a Lily pad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_jpvefpxHKmv4e0M5riBjrlGWmfI-cOtvzJGpBb51W5f0vBeDFBCf9Rb83GAX4UHT7BYlYONv9cmyVtjU6gaxiiEmIqotAgYitUQ57ucbFql9IHlc5Wi4TZVkKOOFJR6K1ZbJyHAdnN4hf5I9t_3XMFxKqlOmPDFNFdGTC_typn-by7hgi-BtmC4qg/s2849/SAM_5494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="2849" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_jpvefpxHKmv4e0M5riBjrlGWmfI-cOtvzJGpBb51W5f0vBeDFBCf9Rb83GAX4UHT7BYlYONv9cmyVtjU6gaxiiEmIqotAgYitUQ57ucbFql9IHlc5Wi4TZVkKOOFJR6K1ZbJyHAdnN4hf5I9t_3XMFxKqlOmPDFNFdGTC_typn-by7hgi-BtmC4qg/s320/SAM_5494.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Little Owls getting ready to go back into the Aviary.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89HNShmbQ-1xkoCFi46D4bYPPZNLaSSxV9owvITzSrHtKZxlx_TP76xKLmQHdNmmcQpqMj1daQWWsRcvTS5iQmEBirOAgsriWEEVdCMwlzUxNlYf-4njrs5EUyeoyf3-7CPW7H8HiZzhPjFg9BsYC4oWOhGRRrzv01EyS4_fNS-HBZxIGT9hWMwez1w/s3441/SAM_5493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="3441" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89HNShmbQ-1xkoCFi46D4bYPPZNLaSSxV9owvITzSrHtKZxlx_TP76xKLmQHdNmmcQpqMj1daQWWsRcvTS5iQmEBirOAgsriWEEVdCMwlzUxNlYf-4njrs5EUyeoyf3-7CPW7H8HiZzhPjFg9BsYC4oWOhGRRrzv01EyS4_fNS-HBZxIGT9hWMwez1w/s320/SAM_5493.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>There were another 4 little Fantails in a nest at Jan's that were also banded. This makes 10 that this pair have raised, broods of 2, 4 & 4. Also managed to band the male of the pair.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-De2p_eI8ZuSgovyfzTJmnmqVi3dCmN0Vle08mROdZ-MIUtWinC7z1xNmCgRTSL8I-tDdgNXkEMvCUtWymZlefMQtXk3FfA1x40YcwFXIODcpVVIlO6zHj-3lODObOqZ16JeFxGiFEi6KI8P1B0HlqRo_DNe4eziu0PXF-HGOYNLWmL-q8tHtvSLhw/s4320/SAM_5502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-De2p_eI8ZuSgovyfzTJmnmqVi3dCmN0Vle08mROdZ-MIUtWinC7z1xNmCgRTSL8I-tDdgNXkEMvCUtWymZlefMQtXk3FfA1x40YcwFXIODcpVVIlO6zHj-3lODObOqZ16JeFxGiFEi6KI8P1B0HlqRo_DNe4eziu0PXF-HGOYNLWmL-q8tHtvSLhw/s320/SAM_5502.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan with one of her little Fantails</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArL2K-SxG7PCPKuMx3tW_0eDxSJKjLmXB25MKTw09U2atuF1Nt3V2iKl1Zfcl9uP2hR911PGlDKy0uADfu-uocQ3G7M2WJJnlC6prQGCj2dVaD11TAKbXp5gZesbSqX3xmYUq5ZscV0Z0coVoLbikRjjwCrIZdn87O2WY0RY4Fldwg8lxLIYwy1aTQQ/s4320/SAM_5500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArL2K-SxG7PCPKuMx3tW_0eDxSJKjLmXB25MKTw09U2atuF1Nt3V2iKl1Zfcl9uP2hR911PGlDKy0uADfu-uocQ3G7M2WJJnlC6prQGCj2dVaD11TAKbXp5gZesbSqX3xmYUq5ZscV0Z0coVoLbikRjjwCrIZdn87O2WY0RY4Fldwg8lxLIYwy1aTQQ/s320/SAM_5500.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 4 babies' ready to go back into their nest. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We did set the Harrier traps on Friday but were completely unsuccessful with very few birds even seen. We were also disappointed when we checked out a report of a Harrier nest in a paddock of barley that had been harvested. It had 2 large chicks in it when it was found but by the time we got there it was empty.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WM1cUFMliLSYUBkIEexuUWNwKkm7cRTFsxefycVKiZcdCciW3EdfEIr2ExRul9QaSR6yrrCVwAFoDX4Pinav8HtinyOUJUNxaRwCoBrPYl9WJpkmOX70poVpw3AvZmAW4r_a55oh20p2DfqYVZQzBsiDeZgp-6ppbzoduq79XwglnmS-Ul1uRVMQvA/s4320/SAM_5507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WM1cUFMliLSYUBkIEexuUWNwKkm7cRTFsxefycVKiZcdCciW3EdfEIr2ExRul9QaSR6yrrCVwAFoDX4Pinav8HtinyOUJUNxaRwCoBrPYl9WJpkmOX70poVpw3AvZmAW4r_a55oh20p2DfqYVZQzBsiDeZgp-6ppbzoduq79XwglnmS-Ul1uRVMQvA/s320/SAM_5507.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The empty Harrier nest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot2IPfMn9Rqb3C-P4fZjgwvGATFcx31Wu5e4UZiwboJH3W6t3ACpUYrnLvW4NrbOuP5wQtL0vY7_-z0e5XZ1viGqYrSGpZV0TKkW8igNnDltGjTUwPJc1es3-2yI6y-4umrzypqDhwMEad8KCvUpSmvUzclSzCb-40irwSmKL2_QMTkXe1qAJHeaOxQ/s4320/SAM_5505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjot2IPfMn9Rqb3C-P4fZjgwvGATFcx31Wu5e4UZiwboJH3W6t3ACpUYrnLvW4NrbOuP5wQtL0vY7_-z0e5XZ1viGqYrSGpZV0TKkW8igNnDltGjTUwPJc1es3-2yI6y-4umrzypqDhwMEad8KCvUpSmvUzclSzCb-40irwSmKL2_QMTkXe1qAJHeaOxQ/s320/SAM_5505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-4361751062642205532022-12-17T11:00:00.002+13:002022-12-17T11:00:46.818+13:00Not much Banding as we get ready to relax.<p> There hasn't been much banding recently. We had planned to set traps in an attempt to catch Harriers yesterday but were thwarted by the weather. The plan was to set the traps at my niece's property near Southbridge. The forecast was for light rain to develop in the afternoon, but it arrived several hours early just as we were starting to set the traps up. The trapping attempt was abandoned, and we will be unlikely to try again until next year. </p><p>We did manage to band some interesting birds last Tuesday when Jan, Ruud and I banded some interesting Puli. At the Cashmere Rd property there were 4 Little Owls in one of our nest boxes which were duly processed and returned to their box. This is the largest brood we have managed to band. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQL6mIRRE_PMvzgaOBSJeQtbuJe3_ND4GlqRD-XVpzMy76Y6YkenzhnNI3Eo_kn7E5bEogQo7V-w7B960Tu2j_jFuwxiWnPnftGcld_ulTw2LRLTvLH8kurV9BHYLfjednnk_gmEInF9dqJUZt6vPNzJVX3vNhGQFOR1ly1p9s-rx8XWyGW3plzGI7Q/s4320/Ruud%20taking%20Owlets%20fro%20box%20for%20banding.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQL6mIRRE_PMvzgaOBSJeQtbuJe3_ND4GlqRD-XVpzMy76Y6YkenzhnNI3Eo_kn7E5bEogQo7V-w7B960Tu2j_jFuwxiWnPnftGcld_ulTw2LRLTvLH8kurV9BHYLfjednnk_gmEInF9dqJUZt6vPNzJVX3vNhGQFOR1ly1p9s-rx8XWyGW3plzGI7Q/s320/Ruud%20taking%20Owlets%20fro%20box%20for%20banding.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud removing the Owlets from their box</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpoBlNjMiPa_7kQb4u_NV9-ihXucvue2uzDYnDI5R1LcyRbwi0lF7Y-AXrKXh9WyQiq-jC40UUGx2eb-wDuwDg3rFEipFE18BFIBh1xwYqdNm0BuwoirMbC1zNz2dfZMJk-wZqj7BWgPNpTrIRvMFsRLBjtyPjDCTvf0WzcyJ009tFwX9nMH_TFokDg/s2363/Ruud%20banding%20chick%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="2363" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpoBlNjMiPa_7kQb4u_NV9-ihXucvue2uzDYnDI5R1LcyRbwi0lF7Y-AXrKXh9WyQiq-jC40UUGx2eb-wDuwDg3rFEipFE18BFIBh1xwYqdNm0BuwoirMbC1zNz2dfZMJk-wZqj7BWgPNpTrIRvMFsRLBjtyPjDCTvf0WzcyJ009tFwX9nMH_TFokDg/s320/Ruud%20banding%20chick%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the little, Little Owls getting its bling</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSx7NynGJW_cXz8op4vHOn6-1ZwHVxsPaxaBn3LUDQ9796j0HXoiJwuPQQsil387iTe7eNzRidnoJVQftYBdQZfp6f3Q_VjaviWTCtjbZaHBvpuPT-x8Zev18NHSfn-VQ3vNTUHPYDAzw-82kSVj73CzfqfeETktgMv-FQmq3TK-3H6mHEuLwdIVZXQ/s4320/Dan%20V%20A%20holding%20chick.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSx7NynGJW_cXz8op4vHOn6-1ZwHVxsPaxaBn3LUDQ9796j0HXoiJwuPQQsil387iTe7eNzRidnoJVQftYBdQZfp6f3Q_VjaviWTCtjbZaHBvpuPT-x8Zev18NHSfn-VQ3vNTUHPYDAzw-82kSVj73CzfqfeETktgMv-FQmq3TK-3H6mHEuLwdIVZXQ/s320/Dan%20V%20A%20holding%20chick.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan the property owner looking very happy with one of "his" owls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xeqzM2KoboxUCaTnPq5gq1L8lbtx6Pzvj20bq0Ddy_YgB5SA490gHGwmdLnih5G2eFjOHAiI1D7s6xmo1uGbG7CDxc890xcPWhR3_erf7Rg1t_nR2K7SopxzaGGYGkxheoDZaisMhOfz7n2hH8_dtJf2a556FknT66L2R84U3X09FRpU2xpFvjAYBw/s3827/Small%20Chick%202%20Box%20VA4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="3827" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xeqzM2KoboxUCaTnPq5gq1L8lbtx6Pzvj20bq0Ddy_YgB5SA490gHGwmdLnih5G2eFjOHAiI1D7s6xmo1uGbG7CDxc890xcPWhR3_erf7Rg1t_nR2K7SopxzaGGYGkxheoDZaisMhOfz7n2hH8_dtJf2a556FknT66L2R84U3X09FRpU2xpFvjAYBw/s320/Small%20Chick%202%20Box%20VA4.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo of one of the chicks taken a fortnight ago.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After the Owls we then went to the Quarry to check out a Kingfisher nest hole. Judging by last year's records I thought that the chicks would still be too small. I was wrong they were well feathered and ideal for banding. The 4 chicks duly received their bling while they squawked and pooped as Kingfisher chicks do. Interestingly last year in a nest hole in the same bank we banded 3 chicks on Jan 4, so about 20 days later than this year.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ-yN5qgC6atKfP17FJFhXXuJufAOp5an52QrO3hs-8GmzsFKSE7Gh4r86wjEt3BrnPKtKYqD52UOo1TWquUMMY-rYb-mmSC9t7ETl9I7s2OHXakmA33_FNrR4xOKMcari_Sh4AjxNLg1njxW9vCSCpyY8Cg2AlB8QRzRjp0kkzDlNcwyF6gftuKZMw/s4320/Jan%20extracting%20pulus%2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ-yN5qgC6atKfP17FJFhXXuJufAOp5an52QrO3hs-8GmzsFKSE7Gh4r86wjEt3BrnPKtKYqD52UOo1TWquUMMY-rYb-mmSC9t7ETl9I7s2OHXakmA33_FNrR4xOKMcari_Sh4AjxNLg1njxW9vCSCpyY8Cg2AlB8QRzRjp0kkzDlNcwyF6gftuKZMw/s320/Jan%20extracting%20pulus%2022.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan, who had the smallest hands extracting the youngsters from their nest hole</td></tr></tbody></table>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_BZ9pmLrvhmldNewTA5eJcPZ7U8Sm0rjGnL79_JRGa9Sxi3Dey-1HIT-BPCoueA0J_xrBtrM4jMs80IuKpkyU-2gV4Qrxe9Ge-TK4Z_yUYd5niMNMsaeoiOQoroKZEyoCbmNa_Hdg0vV_0ohyh5ij5s4fqNOICoVhTBSsyeuu6-ee-aVUQKN7ognqg/s4096/KF%20by%20Ruud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_BZ9pmLrvhmldNewTA5eJcPZ7U8Sm0rjGnL79_JRGa9Sxi3Dey-1HIT-BPCoueA0J_xrBtrM4jMs80IuKpkyU-2gV4Qrxe9Ge-TK4Z_yUYd5niMNMsaeoiOQoroKZEyoCbmNa_Hdg0vV_0ohyh5ij5s4fqNOICoVhTBSsyeuu6-ee-aVUQKN7ognqg/s320/KF%20by%20Ruud.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdGBW3UFffQFQ097aU57y4Ha4WEaV4pScR96zkxNHAoA9R0WL7d4Kf8Ftmxvd-k4J05M4FskRv32ye0aAR0Cru_2vcn5Mj5eJegLTW57wZ8okGfN-jekaM_1Xzw0eAwhvbgneLDtOfQUINAGo8OhE5i5PbeSfiXz0Fdihjt-0y6JrIuDGmQqfeieOXw/s3681/KF%20pulus%20just%20banded%2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="3681" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdGBW3UFffQFQ097aU57y4Ha4WEaV4pScR96zkxNHAoA9R0WL7d4Kf8Ftmxvd-k4J05M4FskRv32ye0aAR0Cru_2vcn5Mj5eJegLTW57wZ8okGfN-jekaM_1Xzw0eAwhvbgneLDtOfQUINAGo8OhE5i5PbeSfiXz0Fdihjt-0y6JrIuDGmQqfeieOXw/s320/KF%20pulus%20just%20banded%2022.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chicks were all well feathered, not like last year when there was a big variation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-3593054387220160622022-12-02T10:49:00.000+13:002022-12-02T10:49:31.528+13:00Halswell Quarry - Thu 1 Dec In Japanese Garden<p> We had a session amongst the ornamental Cherry Trees yesterday morning. These trees are a magnificent sight when in full flower in the spring. They then produce small fruit that are very sour (at least to my taste as I have tried them) however birds esp. Blackbirds find them to their liking. We set the nets up with near ideal conditions, little wind and overcast. Unfortunately, the cloud dispersed midmorning and the nets became very visible.</p><p>We didn't have a big catch, processing 17 birds but with 8 species at least there was some variety. All except 1 were new. Blackbirds our target species made up the bulk of the catch with 10 birds. Blackbirds are ideal for trainees who need experience in handling larger birds. Other species caught were 2 Bellbirds and 1 each of Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Song Thrush, Silvereye and Starling. The most interesting bird of the day was a recaptured Chaffinch the only recap of the day. It had been banded on 27 Oct 2018 and is now the oldest recaptured Chaffinch we have had. This is the first capture since it was banded, and it was banded about 200m from the recapture site.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IdWAv3EtWJ7fh-7yUIWMoar_n7gndLb3_Zlbmczk0r52YO4PRxTUBVoYxYZtzrZ27dWKxFzdNltpcKRdqiLvIiuLSMwt5fcF0NASIJj0r48mAnqxEqUJbmYOef9DMgzvePsqr8cksrhU80rvWj7yBJC0fVQ_P3v22cbsGWE70utytVMdrr7EvlH-1g/s4320/SAM_5448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IdWAv3EtWJ7fh-7yUIWMoar_n7gndLb3_Zlbmczk0r52YO4PRxTUBVoYxYZtzrZ27dWKxFzdNltpcKRdqiLvIiuLSMwt5fcF0NASIJj0r48mAnqxEqUJbmYOef9DMgzvePsqr8cksrhU80rvWj7yBJC0fVQ_P3v22cbsGWE70utytVMdrr7EvlH-1g/s320/SAM_5448.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grant banding the first bird of the day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiBN2Xa5SU0YcjarvibiPwso62IEYnR5qD-NkGg-ZNRyWsWdrPpRRPF0TBbAuk_F2laHbLCiHa3bdvn1p_wkuIKg6f4FHd0JJVmSu2jtnCf82xYd9CtDhPoz5EnBqx14qekYob2EshOGDGdB7OvUhXdMkFB5MoYnLjahQF5gOXFOn0W0h8ylnu2g0vw/s3341/SAM_5450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="3341" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiBN2Xa5SU0YcjarvibiPwso62IEYnR5qD-NkGg-ZNRyWsWdrPpRRPF0TBbAuk_F2laHbLCiHa3bdvn1p_wkuIKg6f4FHd0JJVmSu2jtnCf82xYd9CtDhPoz5EnBqx14qekYob2EshOGDGdB7OvUhXdMkFB5MoYnLjahQF5gOXFOn0W0h8ylnu2g0vw/s320/SAM_5450.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie with the first Bellbird she has banded</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIN45F4IEj5P3lZ7auDGj0HzCqFqnktHvVfhuFcKPxPVrM7qse_MjnkW9f_fZYAXeTHDEu1xilwUyNOdwUaHJg6GEjvabXRwB4v7G-iOcEZwvizRS61btpOjUwqGmfU08oGhcAMNMz8VJ1s8PAqN_3qfKRw4oFCBfidwnh1vLTdLIjLnNQs5O7cN3NA/s4320/SAM_5451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIN45F4IEj5P3lZ7auDGj0HzCqFqnktHvVfhuFcKPxPVrM7qse_MjnkW9f_fZYAXeTHDEu1xilwUyNOdwUaHJg6GEjvabXRwB4v7G-iOcEZwvizRS61btpOjUwqGmfU08oGhcAMNMz8VJ1s8PAqN_3qfKRw4oFCBfidwnh1vLTdLIjLnNQs5O7cN3NA/s320/SAM_5451.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Della banding "her" Bellbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGiJhhQoMedy4fnMApDfehMzyiVFvhuWgQNQhn0epZ_fmj8_pCiME99R83p6sofOdW_jiFGkU29zXPSFouqoHvOjOrRWuX43qXVVLez8VlfWsv0Xc7o370l0Yszy4A9-hI1BIepbPc9CN4WdoCRTESV9xM8SBrK4bx7sR6ik-0WeOqeKZQOrx-unf_A/s3868/SAM_5453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="3868" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGiJhhQoMedy4fnMApDfehMzyiVFvhuWgQNQhn0epZ_fmj8_pCiME99R83p6sofOdW_jiFGkU29zXPSFouqoHvOjOrRWuX43qXVVLez8VlfWsv0Xc7o370l0Yszy4A9-hI1BIepbPc9CN4WdoCRTESV9xM8SBrK4bx7sR6ik-0WeOqeKZQOrx-unf_A/s320/SAM_5453.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We don't catch a lot of Goldfinch, this one was judged to be an adult female.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb83TayfJyiVmWR7w3T66TBG_PYsvLpmIgscNOtA_gLWKt21noYH1hE-9BWz463VfimMD2ew666gob7n102ZuaOBfkRO_ZZTpbsaLs4ZsSkPpvQ8ivs4zRHQy_9fR16_JEbIzBUW6bEGOyaLjkE4KHXKVXbXwSWoQH7MTCVt30_qYwO8N63cx9t--mMw/s3831/SAM_5454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3831" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb83TayfJyiVmWR7w3T66TBG_PYsvLpmIgscNOtA_gLWKt21noYH1hE-9BWz463VfimMD2ew666gob7n102ZuaOBfkRO_ZZTpbsaLs4ZsSkPpvQ8ivs4zRHQy_9fR16_JEbIzBUW6bEGOyaLjkE4KHXKVXbXwSWoQH7MTCVt30_qYwO8N63cx9t--mMw/s320/SAM_5454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Blackbird, surprisingly for this time of year as all the Blackbirds except 2 were old birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBBTyCrdhB6uvxCwYzqidTXn_XqtwPwXPVB0i4eWRiKHpZZCeaRWZNFMTIK-TCwla9D-zbukP1vUd_5c6gLFJVlXbYHK2LNPN8vfMRsjuO-14hljohozItYMibUDv8nqzqji1DhwZnM8wet2owY5gsuZ7mzsKtb8Aj0DalikWEfueGef4k4aaGevejQ/s4320/SAM_5456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="4320" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBBTyCrdhB6uvxCwYzqidTXn_XqtwPwXPVB0i4eWRiKHpZZCeaRWZNFMTIK-TCwla9D-zbukP1vUd_5c6gLFJVlXbYHK2LNPN8vfMRsjuO-14hljohozItYMibUDv8nqzqji1DhwZnM8wet2owY5gsuZ7mzsKtb8Aj0DalikWEfueGef4k4aaGevejQ/s320/SAM_5456.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only Recap for the day, the old Chaffinch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>As well as the above birds caught in mist nets, we have banded a number of nestlings over the last few days. Five Starlings in one of the Owl boxes, 3 Blackbirds and 4 little Fantails in nests at Jan's place.</p><p>We also have 4 little Owlets in a box at Cashmere Rd that hopefully will be large enough to band in a week or so.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDfqgPdzdJQG33vXpCXf69YImtH5nEYltvga8loAjvPKRY1QzNrAi7CXfmy2S1B4V9wxlsAbQcHPsYWyvtZ4ruC4nFkXCRPYvoki2FNd6nNABzm5Xc54Dhfyu7HUzqMIPKlSgKsATWHuMGeeavDtdvSbnciFbtgQ1LsZDcJ1ZnEMm7PwoYIBBmra8lw/s3827/Small%20Chick%202%20Box%20VA4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="3827" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDfqgPdzdJQG33vXpCXf69YImtH5nEYltvga8loAjvPKRY1QzNrAi7CXfmy2S1B4V9wxlsAbQcHPsYWyvtZ4ruC4nFkXCRPYvoki2FNd6nNABzm5Xc54Dhfyu7HUzqMIPKlSgKsATWHuMGeeavDtdvSbnciFbtgQ1LsZDcJ1ZnEMm7PwoYIBBmra8lw/s320/Small%20Chick%202%20Box%20VA4.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Owlets.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364738218021090264.post-38568954425292209962022-11-23T22:05:00.002+13:002022-11-23T22:05:40.317+13:00Halswell Quarry Wed 23 Nov - A good morning and some old birds.<p> A small group of us had a session in the middle car park area of the Quarry this morning. There was Laura and I both L3 banders, later we were joined by Andrew a L2 and also Jan before and after an appointment she had. With the experienced personnel my morning was made much easier. There was a steady flow of birds although it did slow down mid-morning. In all 31 birds of 6 species were processed with 23 birds of 4 species banded and 8 recaps of 4 species made.</p><p>Species caught were - (recaps in brackets)</p><p>Blackbird - 0 (1) a bit disappointing with breeding appearing to be late with no juveniles about. The bird we did catch is the oldest bird we have recaptured. Banded 25 May 2018 it is now at 1643 days from banding</p><p>Silvereye - 0 (2) very unusual to get 2 recaps and no new birds.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKk23gphR_LOdL-kCGuhMvjPElqRRTcyCyx0Ag6pv00yNmojYsF9kyvglwDpJnVdYXUGpt0YsVtZ93-mCla2oKrEZpKaQDo2cN2gdCzyFy09y45o0VDXBlxhxNSe9j-Y5gnwV-hw8SAP3tMuP1wy71glWsSy_CafwNXmgFVX92vPYMjeMS_IGh4CjZA/s4320/SAM_5438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKk23gphR_LOdL-kCGuhMvjPElqRRTcyCyx0Ag6pv00yNmojYsF9kyvglwDpJnVdYXUGpt0YsVtZ93-mCla2oKrEZpKaQDo2cN2gdCzyFy09y45o0VDXBlxhxNSe9j-Y5gnwV-hw8SAP3tMuP1wy71glWsSy_CafwNXmgFVX92vPYMjeMS_IGh4CjZA/s320/SAM_5438.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Silvereys had obviously been feeding on flowering Flax.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Greenfinch - 2 (0)</p><p>Chaffinch - 2 (0)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWA-V2o5u6wfU1WBeqA0FFuc0wgrT1YB4-1ZHmBJRrFsT8vD5mGm1BJ6snhMhL9BRxWcCu-MHt46x-wSzp8sxQVGUjS-Hn-DG_u3S-GqksoAu0-nC-FiN52h6ADvhSFTy9PpSwKoRSsGcDygfqOsGT9dKEP1_G6_l1jizitNEHUA9085KwBT-tXo_Ww/s3377/SAM_5441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3377" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWA-V2o5u6wfU1WBeqA0FFuc0wgrT1YB4-1ZHmBJRrFsT8vD5mGm1BJ6snhMhL9BRxWcCu-MHt46x-wSzp8sxQVGUjS-Hn-DG_u3S-GqksoAu0-nC-FiN52h6ADvhSFTy9PpSwKoRSsGcDygfqOsGT9dKEP1_G6_l1jizitNEHUA9085KwBT-tXo_Ww/s320/SAM_5441.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Chaffinch gave Laura a fond farewell nip. It had an extremely tatty tail for some reason.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Dunnock - 1 (1)</p><p>House Sparrow - 18 (4) Included in the recaps was one banded 7 June 2018 which is now at 1643 days from banding our oldest House Sparrow recaptured. Another banded 23 Sept 2018 is not far behind at 1539 days.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ie3aB5em4ECsDrI-cM0vW2M0lxA8EZOZz4yfTpNfRfpLJeeQgfzqFdsbyz2VqdtGwMwKzvEYXxt7SeBG8KApfF6VkKI85Jx9WQmvN7WTEh2TQqZhQFSOHhsh9NuFDGS7k-ZQrJ4KsgECu0CHc5oMLhZaclzMHgdo9OuG4MPN8t8zBetTU3aTBXxOA/s4320/SAM_5439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ie3aB5em4ECsDrI-cM0vW2M0lxA8EZOZz4yfTpNfRfpLJeeQgfzqFdsbyz2VqdtGwMwKzvEYXxt7SeBG8KApfF6VkKI85Jx9WQmvN7WTEh2TQqZhQFSOHhsh9NuFDGS7k-ZQrJ4KsgECu0CHc5oMLhZaclzMHgdo9OuG4MPN8t8zBetTU3aTBXxOA/s320/SAM_5439.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although having been worn for several years the bands on the Sparrows were still in good condition.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>We have also received notification from the Banding Office of a recovery of a House Sparrow at the Quarry. It had been banded March 2019. For all 3 of these older Sparrows it was our first encounter since they were banded.</p>Peter Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070714983801755097noreply@blogger.com0