Eight year old woodpecker re-trapped

The water level had fallen by about 18" or so, and on Monday 20th January, Andy and Jerry tried the sunflower feeder for a couple of hours - the net lane quickly became very muddy.  

After a slow start, a group of un-ringed Blue Tits arrived to boost the total, and they eventually ended on 18 + (13), made up of: 

(1) Robin, 

12 + (7) Bluti, 

(1) Marti, 

2 + (1) Greti, 

1 Goldf, 

3 + (2) Grefi and 

(1) Grswo.  

The Woodpecker was the star bird, having been ringed way back in April 2006 (and re-caught only four times since then - the most recent November 2011).  It obviously only makes occasional visits to our netting area, and at a touch under eight years old, its only a couple short of the UK longevity record.