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Craig Birding: June 2014
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Friday, 27 June 2014. Listen to the Sedgies. For a long time I've wanted to post about this, and now with a little time, I hope I can enthuse you all to really listen to songs and decipher what's really going on. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus. Sedge warbler are a pretty common bird in Northern Europe, often heard and seldom seen well these beautiful sub-Saharan migrants certainly have a song which packs a punch, but what makes their songs so interesting? So, my advice, rather than spend hours inside this ...
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Chelmarsh Ringing Group: January 2015
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Sunday, 25 January 2015. Severn Valley Country Park - Starling roost. Sunday 25th January 2015 :. Linda and I set the net in the main bird hide pool, hoping to catch Reed Buntings coming into roost. A few small flocks of Starlings became a very large flock ( c 600-700 birds ) which treated us to aerial displays before diving into the reeds. Lots of noise, and excitement as we approached the net, expecting a large catch . not to be! Birds ringed : Reed Bunting 9, Starling 1. Sunday, January 25, 2015.
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Chelmarsh Ringing Group: Ringing demonstration for Wenlock Edge Community Wildlife Group
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Monday, 16 March 2015. Ringing demonstration for Wenlock Edge Community Wildlife Group. Sunday 15th March 2015:. Single net set up in the garden of Ian Plumridge to introduce half a dozen members of the WECWG to bird ringing. All told Linda and I caught the following in very short 'net time' given the tremendous numbers of birds visiting the feeders. Blue Tit 26, Great Tit 9, Coal Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 3, Chaffinch 1, Nuthatch 1, Dunnock 1. Monday, March 16, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Chelmarsh Ringing Group: Woodland ringing - Somerton Wood, South Staffs
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Monday, 23 March 2015. Woodland ringing - Somerton Wood, South Staffs. Sunday 22nd March 2015:. James has been busy since moving his feeders to Somerton Wood, with over 150 birds in a single net over two ringing sessions. Highlights include finches, Nuthatch and TreeCreeper - see below:. Monday, March 23, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Interesting British Trust for Ornithology links. Report a ringed bird - click and then follow purple tab to the top left. How to become a ringer? Walney Island ...
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Hilbre Bird Observatory: 30th July 2015
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Latest news from the island. Thursday, 30 July 2015. Weather: NNW force 4/5. Knot in summer plumage with Dunlin and Sandwich Terns. DB,AEH) photos AEH , seal DB. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). British Trust for Ornithology. North Lancs Ringing Group. South West Lancs Ringing Group. Visitors to the HiBO blog. Since 1 July 2009).
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Hilbre Bird Observatory: September 2014
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Latest news from the island. Tuesday, 30 September 2014. Weather: S force 1,. Goldcrests again arrived in good numbers (16), also 2 Chiffchaffs and a Grey Wagtail, not many other records today as work on the wildlife garden took priority, but a moth discovered in the garden as the work was in progress was of great interest as it is probably the first live example seen on the island. It was a Red Sword-grass (see below, photo by Matt Thomas). Monday, 29 September 2014. Weather:- E force 0/1 , slight mist.
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Hilbre Bird Observatory: April 2015
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Latest news from the island. Thursday, 30 April 2015. Weather: WNW 4-5, heavy rain. A tough day for observers with conditions hard going with heavy rain and a blustery WNW hampering migration although 6 Wheatears pushed through. However, there were no warblers on the island today. 5 Little Egrets was a reasonable number and Dunlin increased to 2,300. DCT, PT, NDW (from over), ME, PSW). Posted by Hilbre Steve. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Weather: Wind West 3-4, good vis. DCT, PT, NDW (from over). Weather: E...
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Hilbre Bird Observatory: 3rd August 2015
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Latest news from the island. Monday, 3 August 2015. Weather: SE force 4, veering WSW force 4/5 with showers. The two young Rock Pipits were being fed by both parents at the north end and are thriving so well that they were occasionally picking up insects on their own (above and below, CJ). Showers early this morning (CJ). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). British Trust for Ornithology. North Lancs Ringing Group. South West Lancs Ringing Group. Visitors to the HiBO blog. Since 1 July 2009).
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Craig Birding: August 2013
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Friday, 30 August 2013. 2013 has been a relatively slow year, ringing wise. I've ringed little of interest and therefore haven't updated the blog. Now however, I'm back in Gedser, Denmark; where I have now work for a few weeks. I'll return home shortly and attend University (Nottingham Trent) in late September. We've ringed a couple of thousand birds throughout August. Mainly warblers, Reed, Marsh,Willow,Wood, Garden and Icterine. Also Blackcap, White and Lesser Whitethroat also help make the bulk. Birde...
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Craig Birding: Hotting up.
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Friday, 2 May 2014. First year at Uni is quickly coming to an end. It's been quite a few months. Meeting some lifelong friends along the way, this academic year has been an amazing journey. Learning so much and gathering invaluable skill sets throughout. Below are some of the moth highlights thus far. Purple Thorn 1st generation, Brackenhurst campus 2014. Craig Brookes. Chocolate Tip, Brackenhurst Campus 2014. Craig Brookes. Muslin moth, Brackenhurst campus 2014. Craig Brookes. This last weekend things w...
