Friday 1 October 2021

Our bird in Belgium - September 2021

 Details came in of a Lessser Redpoll, we ringed at Chobham in October 2020, was captured twenty days later in Hainaut, Belgium; 300km ESE. Weighing just 12 grammes it still amazes the distances these small birds travel.

Young male Lesser Redpoll in hand
Male Lesser Redpoll