A very quiet session. We only put nets in the reedbed and fen, as we had a smaller and slightly less experienced team than usual. In retrospect, more nets would have been fine, as there were very few birds in … Read More
Gower Ringing Group put on a number of ringing sessions over the (long) weekend of 10-13 September. The overall aim was to bring people together, as the Group has grown significantly in the last five or so years. Members are … Read More
A period of generally easterly winds. Following a couple of fairly successful swallow sessions we tried a third on 31 August, then had a wind affected standard daytime session on 4 September. The total over the two sessions is shown … Read More
A dire start to August meant there was no ringing during the first two weeks of the month. Latterly, however, light to moderate easterly winds and open skies have predominated, and we have been able to make the most of … Read More
A couple of weekends of pretty good weather for ringing at the marsh. The combined total for two mornings (31 July and 25 July) was as follows: Avian highlights were: Our first fledgling Cetti’s warblers of the year. A garden … Read More
Perfect weather for ringing. A light north-easterly breeze at dawn became imperceptible by 08:00, and only increased at all late morning. The day rapidly warmed, and we only really caught substantial numbers of birds in the open reed bed for … Read More
A busy couple of weeks for the Group, despite mixed weather. Constant Effort Sites (CESs) We reached half time at both our standard CES site at WWT Llanelli (now in its 20th year), and our more recently-established garden CES site … Read More
An unsettled forecast for the weekend led to a Friday session being planned. Weather conditions for the first few hours of the day were excellent, with very little wind and fairly overcast skies. We put up a moderate amount of … Read More
Following a number of attempts thwarted by weather, today saw our first ringing demonstration at Oxwich Marsh. This was the third field trip organised by Gower Ornithological Society since lockdown lifted, and given the success of the first two, it … Read More
A disappointingly brisk south-easterly wind greeted us on what was otherwise an initially overcast, then increasingly sunny morning. The wind conditions limited the catch to 155 birds of 21 species. The breakdown was as follows: The highlights included: A chaffinch … Read More
Excellent conditions for ringing, with a very light north-westerly breeze and initial low cloud base, resulted in our largest catch of the year to date. The day total of 189 birds of 22 species broke down as follows: The highlights … Read More
A confused weather forecast, with some websites suggesting a high chance of rain and others a dry start to the day. Thankfully the latter proved accurate, and the light north-westerly wind didn’t pick up until mid-morning. We put plenty of … Read More