Ringing at Westbrook Hay Boxmoor Wildlife Trust and Longdean (26th June)

RINGING at WESTBROOK HAY WILDLIFE TRUST

At ringing on Sunday we caught 12nd year  Chaffinch (which unfortunately had wart growths on its feet, which despite being non-fatal can lead to further more harmful diseases entering the body, also these cases often occur in areas where domestic chickens are also kept, unsurprisingly a farm containing chickens was said to be just up the road from the Westbroock Hay Boxmoor Wildlife Trust), 2 juv. Great Tits and 1 Dunnock.

LONGDEAN WILDLIFE TRUST

After the ringing I was picked up around 8:30 and went straight to Long Dean local Wildlife Trust.  Despite the lack of birds there is a huge number of Butterfly Species and even a small area with a dozen+ Pyramidal Orchids.  The wide range and number of Butterfly species included dozens of Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small Skipper and a Ringlet.

Pyramidal Orchid

Marbled White

Ringlet