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Ringing in March\April- Spring Migration, at last! The long winter- clap netting season- is finally over, as most of the Ducks and Coots have gone, some of them hopefully carrying our rings as far as possible. Though not as diverse as in southern Israel, mist-netting in the spring in the Hula valley is a real treat, and surprises do bump into the net from time to time- Bee eaters, Crakes, Quails, Dead sea Sparrows, Yellow (Black headed) Wagtails and Wrynecks are only few examples. As the weather is still not to worm, mist netting can be carried out for most of the day- as in the 16th of April, when we had ringed 226 birds until 3 pm, and in the same evening- Barn Swallows roost ringing The commonest species around is the Reed Warbler, with Barn Swallow follows not far behinds. Good numbers of Blackcaps and Great Reed Warblers were also caught. These last two species occur mostly during spring, although the Hula valley is the only place in Israel where a few pairs of Great Reed Warblers probably do breed from time to time. Unlike last Spring when we had only one foreign control (a Greek Barn Swallow), this spring is not over and already we had two foreign rings. We are still waiting for more data regarding their origin… Enough said, its time to go birdwatching - Amit Geffen On behalf of the Hula Ringing Team Francis Argyle, Gev Galili and Jonathan Halevy
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