Alvin's Wood Pigeon!

Today our wish came true! A beautiful (and big) Wood Pigeon (Ringdue) was found in the nets, and Alvin could have the full pigeon experience as we both had hoped.

Alvin and his first Wood Pigeon (Ringdue)!

A very nice exercise on steel ring closing, handling and measuring of a strong and bigger bird, and discovering a new species up close. Alvin is an experienced ringer, but Wood Pigeons are a rarity in the nets in most places, except here! Blåvand has a sort of magic and is known to be the Wood Pigeon catching place, and it did not disappoint.

I myself have had the chance of catching and ringing 4 Wood Pigeons since my arrival in early May! They were also a new species for me and it was a very exciting experience.

Close up of the Wood Pigeon

Other than this nice catch, the rest of the morning was rather slow with the usual visitors, some breeding and resident birds.