The second half of August has proven no better than the first half. Settled weather has been very limited, with wind speed consistently limiting catches. The overall result has been that what was was looking like a good year in … Read More
A reasonably settled July followed by a spell of very unsettled weather in early August. The latter has proven extremely frustrating, as it can be such a good time at Oxwich. Collated species totals for the period are as follows: … Read More
There are two places available on the Welsh Ringing Course 2019 (due to a couple of people withdrawing). Anyone with a permit of any kind is welcome subject to their Trainer’s (as applicable!) blessing. During the four days / nights … Read More
A couple of fairly busy session at Oxwich, with almost 450 birds captured. The breakdown was as follows: Species Name Ringed Recapt Total Blackbird 5 2 7 Blackcap 9 9 Blue Tit 43 36 79 Bullfinch 2 2 Cetti’s Warbler … Read More
A poor forecast, so we decided against Oxwich and headed to High Pennard, a far more sheltered site. The weather was in fact far worse than had been predicted the night before, with periods of light rain and the odd … Read More
A relatively calm morning with occasional short-lived showers and variable cloud cover. We put up a total of 880 feet of net in a mixture of habitats including reed bed, fen meadow and scrub habitats. The catch was as follows: … Read More
A gentle south-easterly wind and open skies at Oxwich this Saturday. We had a relatively small team, and only put up limited nets. Ninety-three birds was therefore a good return. The catch broke down as follows: Species Name Ringed Recaptured … Read More
Settled weather for some time now, enabling the group to keep up to speed with our Constant Effort Site at WWT Penclacwydd, the long term Retrapping Adults for Survival Project on pied flycatcher at Cwm Clydach, and to continue to … Read More
A light northerly wind and open skies greeted us on 18 May. The weather remained good for the remainder of the morning, resulting in a steady session. We are in the period of the year when local breeding birds dominate … Read More
A quiet session at Oxwich. Eighty-six birds were processed, of which sixty were recaptures. The high proportion of recaptured birds is typical of the time of year. The breakdown was as follows: Species New Recapture Total Blackbird 3 3 Blackcap … Read More
Late March and early April can be relatively slow, particularly at Oxwich, where we see a high ratio of recaptured to newly ringed birds and a limited range of species recorded. We get some good data on survival, but few … Read More
It has been another rain and wind affected couple of weeks. During this time we have managed to get three sessions in, two of which have been significantly wind affected, while during the other we suffered from a general lack … Read More