23-09 2021 15:39
wrote:
I didn’t know Michael for very long, meeting him for the first time after submitting records of spotted flycatchers for the geolocator project. From that beginning I was ‘recruited’ into the team helping to locate returning birds, and was later invited to join Michael and Lee (Barber) on trapping and ringing excursions at local sites. Michael’s enthusiasm was infectious (‘bish-bash-bosh!’ was the standard greeting for the successful ringing of a bird) and he was extremely generous in sharing his knowledge. He taught me a huge amount about fieldwork, ringing and migration in general – and of course about spotted flycatchers in particular. I doubt I shall watch another ‘spot fly’ without subconsciously checking for one of Michael’s red or blue rings….
23-09 2021 15:39
wrote:
I didn’t know Michael for very long, meeting him for the first time after submitting records of spotted flycatchers for the geolocator project. From that beginning I was ‘recruited’ into the team helping to locate returning birds, and was later invited to join Michael and Lee (Barber) on trapping and ringing excursions at local sites. Michael’s enthusiasm was infectious (‘bish-bash-bosh!’ was the standard greeting for the successful ringing of a bird) and he was extremely generous in sharing his knowledge. He taught me a huge amount about fieldwork, ringing and migration in general – and of course about spotted flycatchers in particular. I doubt I shall watch another ‘spot fly’ without subconsciously checking for one of Michael’s red or blue rings….
