Birds at the Bay

A brief ringing session this morning began with the rattling of a Grasshopper Warbler and a chorus of rasping Reed Warblers. A sweet sound indeed to the ear of a bird ringer. The Gropper got away but we managed to bag a Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, juvenile Blackbird and lots of female Black Caps. If we werent racing to get to work before the first bell, who knows what else we could have had...