Last days I worked at JBO and Tzor'a Ringing Station and ringed at last a few true migrants. The first Eastern Orphean Warbler for the season - an adult female. First Whitethroats, most females, but all very interesting regarding ageing; Blackcaps, first Lesser Whitethroat and Reed Warbler - I missed them for about four months.
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| Whitethroat - female |
The wintering White Wagtails and Reed Bunting have become so beautiful by now; makes me wonder: why leave us when they are so beautiful, and return (in autumn) when they look so dull!?
This 2cy male Reed Bunting I ringed in November 2011 didn't look so attractive back then; I wish I could persuade it to stay and breed in Israel - so beautiful.
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| Reed Bunting - 2cy male |
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| White Wagtail - male |
Overhead migration included hundreds of Cranes and White Storks.
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| Reed Warbler |
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| Greenfinch - adult female |
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