A completely inaccurate weather forecast suggested it would be fairly windy, but rain was very unlikely. After a bit of deliberation we decided to give it a go at Oxwich. It was lucky that we did, as despite the regular … Read More
A few relatively calm, warm weekend mornings after a long period of unsettled weather have allowed us an insight into local productivity at Oxwich. The combined results of sessions on 3, 9 and 15 July are as follows: Of the … Read More
Our first session in a while due to a run of poor weekend weather. A light north-westerly wind increased over the morning, with nets in the open marsh starting to come down by 07:30. After a few good early rounds … Read More
Gower Ringing Group is conducting a Retrapping Adults for Survival (RAS) project on Dippers in Glamorgan. Birds are monitored during the breeding season (between March and June) along several rivers and their tributaries in Bridgend, Neath-Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon … Read More
Mid-April to mid-May is typically a quiet period at Oxwich, but one of change, as the winter visitors depart and the summer migrants start to come through. However, with locally-breeding resident species typically on territory, it can be a very … Read More
Friday 22 to Monday 25 April saw the first of four scheduled Gower Ringing Group trips to Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire. The Gower team comprised Sarah Davies, Amy Schwartz, Richard Dann and Owain Gabb, who joined a number of ringers from … Read More
Ringing in the months of January and February is typically heavily weather-affected in coastal areas of South Wales. However, the ringing group has grown considerably in recent years, and as a result of people developing their own projects, the range … Read More
Introduction This is an account of the second year of ringing activity at Richard Dann’s garden, The Watch House, situated on Pennard Cliffs on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula. The site is very exposed to the wind despite, … Read More
Overview of Ringing in 2021 2021 was the second consecutive year in which Gower Ringing Group’s activities were affected by Covid restrictions. Following the partial relaxation of these restrictions in the Spring, and some adaptations to how we worked, we … Read More
On Saturday 23 October 2021, several members of the Gower Ringing Group (Colin Baker, Andrew Bevan, Becky Gibbs, Dan Jenkins-Jones and Wayne Morris) joined ringers from across Wales at Whiteford Sands to try and catch oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) as part … Read More
Despite some very unsettled weather since our last blog post on 16 October, we have processed a total of 750 birds in the intervening period. Ringing has been undertaken at six locations during this time, with the majority of birds … Read More
A light to moderate south-easterly wind seemed a little higher than forecast, but any ringing session that we can fit in in October is exciting as it is such an unpredictable time of year, so there wasn’t too much cause … Read More