Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Wader ringing

Yesterday evening we had a nice 3-hours wader ringing session. We opened some nets over the canal near salt pools and it worked very well. We caught some Little and Temminck's Stints, Little Ringed Plovers, Redshanks, Spotted Redshank, Black-winged Stilt etc. Very nice birds to see in hand.

Passerine ringing is still low in numbers but almost every day we have some new species for the spring. Yesterday I also got a lifer as Re'a found a female Cyprus Warbler in front of the ringing station.

Steppe Buzzards are migrating in slow numbers daily. Among them some tens of Steppe Eagles, Short-toed Eagles and Black Kites are seen. Today we had a first Egyptian Vulture for the season.


Wader ringing.


Opening the nets in canal.


Black-winged Stilt.


Spotted Redshank.


Redshank.