Last night (22-23/08) I had another tern ringing session at Atlit saltpans. The catch included 29 Common Terns, 5 Little Terns, 1 Whiskered Tern (first to me in the hand), 1 Greenshank and 1 Kingfisher. One of the Little Terns was an ancient control; B-83037 was ringed as pullus at the same site in July 1994 (17 years!).
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| Oldest Little Tern - winter plumage |
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| Ancient and worn ring |
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| Whiskered Tern |
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| Greenshank |
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| Greenshank - active moult |
On Sunday (21/08), I caught my first Bran Swallows to autumn at Tzor'a Valley - hopefully many more will follow.
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| Barn Swallow |