Autumnwatch fans all have the same complaint about Michaela Strachan as she attempts to catch a bird
AUTUMNWATCH viewers were left uncomfortable on Wednesday night after Micahela Strachan joined a group of surveyors capturing dozens of birds in a net. The bird survey used a method called “cannon netting” to capture between 40 to 50 birds in a net so they could ring them in The Wash, Norfolk. The nets, placed along the beach at strategic points, are placed overnight and then fired at dawn over the birds in a bid to capture them in one go. The Wash Wader Ringing Group have been working on ringing the birds for over 60 years to track their movements. It was hoped that they were able to see sanderlings during the latest efforts. After the cannons were shot, the group then charged the beach to get to the birds in the nets, moving them out