However, the Gods of Ringing must have been smiling for us on Saturday as the pages in CJ's notebook steadily filled to a grand total of 67 birds. Lesser Redpoll domintated the catch, as ya can see below, with Goldfinch and Blackbird taking second and third place respectively.
| new | retrap | total | |
| Blackbird | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Blackcap | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Tit | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cetti's Warbler | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Lesser Redpoll | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Long-tailed Tit | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Reed Bunting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Siskin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Song Thrush | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 54 | 13 | 67 |
The retrap Cetti's warbler left with a nice set of colour rings, ready to do its bit in unravelling the mysteries of its species over-wintering strategy.
CJ and JOV made a sterling effort of cutting two new rides; names have yet to be decided but Stanley and Livingstone were suggested.
Ti did blindingly well in not only ringing a robin but also correctly aging it too! While his dad, Billy Whizz, as normal scored top marks for his contribution to the session's shared snack rations; hopefully others will follow from Billy's example... hint, hint, hint.
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