At first light Richard Dale collects migrating birds caught in the mist net Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

We have paid attention to the places where birdsong, and other ornithological phenomena, are studied since the beginning of this blog 2+ years ago.  Thanks to the Guardian for this slide show to tell a short story:

Birds are recorded at the ringing station in Rye – in pictures

Bird ringers, aided by the British Trust for Ornithology, are this month recording hirundines and other migratory birds at a private reserve in East Sussex