Oddstart

This afternoon I had one last go at ringing some first brood Dippers and catching  a few extra adults for our RAS project. Whilst sitting in the car watching a 20ft net I had over the stream (trying to catch an adult Dipper wearing a BTO ring only) a small bird flew into it. For the next 10 minutes or so, without a pair of bins to hand, I pondered the identity of the small bird with a white head, lying upside down in the net. I did get it right but you can see why I was having difficulty.