On Thursday morning a group of keen banders went to the Quarry in quest of a few birds after weeks of prohibitive restrictions. We set nets up next to an Arbutus Tree (Strawberry)with ripe fruit. We anticipated catching Blackbirds which were feeding on the fruit in good numbers. Alas the Blackbirds were mostly too clever for us but we did still catch 14 birds of 7 species with 12 new and 2 recaps.
New birds were - 7 House Sparrows, 2 Bellbirds, and 1 each of Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Dunnock. The 2 recaps were a Silvereye which had been banded in Jan 2018 and is at 536 days our oldest bird of any species. The other was a Blackbird which had been banded as a nestling in Dec 2018 and is the oldest recap of a Blackbird at the Quarry. So in my opinion a couple of good birds.
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| Most of the team. Left to right Ron our coffee/tea provider and very valued member, Ruud, Susan, Eleanor and our scribe Sandra. Jan had already left before the photo was taken. |
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| Eleanor putting its bling on a Bellbird. |
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