First mist netting session at the Mangroves

Up early to go the mangroves to set up for mist netting. It was thick fog when we got there in the dark and proceeded to put the nets up. 1 x 18m, 2 x 9m, 3 x 12m. Matt organised the event Mavis , Mary, Jingle and Ed came down with Gill one of the guests.

Opened at 6 am. Had an initial rush of birds coming out of roost and then a slow trail off towards 9 am when from then onwards very little was caught.

A total of 50 birds were caught including Dusky gerygone, Mangrove grey fantail, white breasted whistler, and lots of yellow white eye.

Mangrove Grey fantail and adult, broad tail feathers and no white tips to the primary coverts. Also wing feathers worn and brown compared to other immature birds caught.

Dusky gerygone, similar to Mangrove gerygone but identified by the white eye (Mangrove is dark red as well as a lack of white patches in the tail. This is an adult birds again identified on eye colour, juvs are dark yellow in colour.