It was the turn of the kestrel chicks to be ringed this morning. The box is on the telephone mast and had been switched off for 3 hours. The cherry picker arrived and positioned itself:

With a little onlooker peering out to see what was going on:

Everything was set ready for when they came down:

But unfortunately, the cherry picker wasn't in the right position and was just short of reaching:

A few ripped up branches and another attempt:

Dave managed to reach over and put the chicks in a bag:

And they were then all set to be ringed and weighed:

Here is one of the three chicks:

 

 

 

             And another being weighed:

 



 

 

 

Before being put back: