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It’s the Bailiwick Bat Survey and the photo shows the equipment I picked up at the Biological Records Centre this morning. Honestly, I was rather taken aback by the amount of stuff, I was expecting something simple like a posh version of the detector that can be plugged into a smartphone. Why do I manageContinue reading “Tuesday 20 April”

A lovely hour at Le Grand Pré this morning. Good sights (really!) of the Cetti’s Warbler as it was flying to and fro across the pond. Also present were Chiffchaff hunting insects in the willows. A Reed Warbler was chuntering and I had a lovely view of this Sedge Warbler down close to the water.Continue reading “Monday 19 April”

Bird-ringing this morning, so I headed off just before 6.00 a.m. to Le Chateau des Marais. My trainer, Trevor Bourgaize has been working hard over the autumn and winter to create rides for netting. Mist nets have a fine mesh and are set vertically. It takes a long time and lots of patience to developContinue reading “Saturday 17 April”