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| Icterine Warbler |
Liz got a call at 8:00am (me just getting out of bed) they just caught a Icterine Warbler and are taking it back to the Obs for ringing! is shouted from the bottom of the stairs... I quickly gather my stuff and tear up the island like a rally driver.
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| The Asst. Warden and licensed ringer "Will" have you know... This is serious stuff! Bird Ringing. |
No one likes to hold on to a bird to long but the record shot for rare or uncommon birds is becoming just as importaint as weighing and measuring the bird. Plus, who doesn't love to see a bird up close!
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| Pointing to the pale edges forming a pale panel one of the clues to identifying "Ickey" in the field. |
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Though I see Icterine Warbler ever year in my garden, I have never seen one ringed and in hand.
So this was a real treat. Thanks Will. |
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| The bird was let go happy and unharmed. |
Also in the Obs Ringing Room this morning...
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
if you don't already know it... here is a link to Fair Isle Bird Observatory and recent sightings, etc...
http://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest.htm
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