House Martins at Waxham

On Tuesday night I had the opportunity to help catch House Martins at Waxham Great Barn with East Norfolk Ringing Group, of which I am a member. The group are very successful at catching this species and have embarked upon a RAS (Retrapping Adults for Survival), project this year with an initial aim of catching 100 adult birds.

The trip to Waxham Great Barn was the second visit made as part of the project and is the first time I have been to the site. There were a good number of nests present and despite a hobby causing alarm 28 birds were caught with one being a control ringed as a 3 at Icklesham last year.

House Martin ringed for the ENRG RAS project

More detail about House Martins and the RAS project can be found at the East Norfolk Ringing Group blog.