Ringing: July 2022
Sunday 31st Things continue to improve helped by some early cloud. There were 17 new birds; the best of which were five Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler (the first this year), and a Treecreeper. The supporting cast were two each of Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, and Blue Tit plus singles of Robin, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, and Chaffinch Friday 29th The flood gates…
Ringing: June 2022
June 30th Conclusive proof that activities associated with ringing are good for your health. One of our regular ring readers was by Sandwich Quayside and noticed a ringed Jackdaw. He got his camera out and sacrificed several chips in order to get photos clear enough to read all the ring. He then reported this on the BTO website and has…
Ringing: May 2022
Tuesday 31st Results from the latest round of the nest boxes are mixed. We missed some broods of Great Tits and there seem to be plenty moving around in noisy groups. Blue Tits do not seem to be doing as well with several nests where not all the birds fledged, they seem to be struggling due to the run of…
Ringing: April 2022
Friday 29th More of the same conditions with warm sun and cold onshore wind, the latter will not give up. Seven birds were caught of which three were new – two Whitethroats and a Blue Tit. With just two Willow Warblers ringed this spring it is a clear indication of how much climate change has affected some of our once…
Ringing: March 2022
Wednesday 30th We had a choice of two forecasts, one was overcast with no rain and a gentle breeze and the other was increasing rain particularly from 0900. These forecasts were ignored and drizzle increased to rain before stopping around 0915. There was a fresh easterly. It was clear that the drizzle had brought a good number of Redwing into…
Ringing: February 2022
Monday 28th No ringing today due to the breeze but we did get the remainder of the woodcrete boxes up, replacing more decayed or woodpeckered wooden boxes. Tits are already displaying near the boxes. Saturday 26th Six new birds and seven retraps were the reward for those who got up this morning. The new birds included two more House Sparrows,…
Ringing: January 2022
Friday 28th A cold, calm, frosty morning did not tempt more birds and there were just two new (a Blackbird and a Chaffinch) and ten retraps (two Robins, two Blackbirds, two Chaffinches, two House Sparrows, a Great Tit, and a Chiffchaff). Wednesday 26th Another dull morning but an early breeze dropped away and ringing was possible. We caught nine new…