We had a good session at the Quarry this morning. This was surprising as there was misty drizzle on the drive to the site but stopped when I arrived. Although there was low cloud and a threatening sky further precipitation did not start until we had taken the nets down and were packing up.
We processed 52 birds of 4 species with 32 new and 20 recaps. There was also a large number of multiple catches of already handled birds. The total was dominated by Silvereyes with 25 new and all of the 20 recaps. There were also 4 House Sparrows, 2 Song Thrushes and a solitary Bellbird. The oldest Silvereye recap was banded Dec 2017. This is the first time it has been recaptured and at 931 days is now our oldest bird recaptured of any species at the Quarry. Another 2 were banded in Jan 2018 another 11 were banded during the winter of 2019 and the remainder last week.
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| Eleanor banding the first Thrush caught, our first for a considerable time. |
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| The second Thrush |
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| Ruud banding the Bellbird |
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