Martin Cade

...forgot a Banded Parisoma photo - a smart little bird!

25.11.2024 21:26 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Moth interest not been up to par yet - presumably will increase as it gets damper - but, as usual here, Convolvulus Hawkmoth numbers have to be seen to be believed!

25.11.2024 19:25 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Black Cuckooshrike

Von der Decken's Hornbill - female left and male right

Eastern Nicator

Day 2 was great for local migrants/breeders - 92 of 35 species: best a Banded Parisoma = the first ever ringed here; other good lookers that are very infrequently ringed included Black Cuckooshrike, Eastern Nicator and Von der Decken's Hornbill

25.11.2024 19:19 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Asian Lesser Cuckoo

Asian Lesser Cuckoo

Asian Lesser Cuckoo

Ngulia day 2 not so good for Palearctic migrants - lots visible passing low overhead at night but no mist to drop them; morning catch fewer tham 100 but did include a nice scarcity - an Asian Lesser Cuckoo

25.11.2024 19:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Red-backed Shrike

Olive-tree Warbler

Barred Warbler

Basra Reed Warbler

...and lots of other nice things coming through the ringing table night and day

24.11.2024 20:22 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Corncrake at the ringing table

Corncrake

First day's been good: humid with all the rain so plenty of mist for a time last mist that prompted a good drop of birds - combined night/day total of 914 ringed incl 2 Corncrakes...

24.11.2024 20:12 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Back in Kenya for another migration session at Ngulia - hasn't actually been looking like this most of time as there's been bucket loads of rain both last night and again today

24.11.2024 19:16 — 👍 20    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0