A calm, relatively windless start to the day, with the breeze picking up from the south-west by mid-morning. We set net lines (total 760 feet) through the reed bed, woodland / scrub and in an area of rushy ground with … Read More
The morning of 28 May was ideal for ringing; warm and virtually windless with overcast skies. We set a total of 720 feet of net in a mixture of reed bed and fringing scrub. The day total was 65 birds. … Read More
Perfect conditions for the first few hours today, with a very light north-westerly wind that gradually strengthened and veered to the south. Net rounds returned a steady flow of birds. The catch was as follows: Species Ringed Recaptured Total Great … Read More
A typically quiet early to mid-April period. Settled weather, with light to moderate predominantly north-westerly winds (the worst direction for the marsh as there is little opportunity to set nets in sheltered locations) typified the period. April and May are … Read More
A still, bright morning first thing, with a north-westerly breeze gradually picking up as time went on. We put nets on the edge of the South Pond, in some damp scrub on the edge of the marsh, and by the … Read More
Weather in mid to late March has remained unsettled. The conditions yesterday were fairly good, however, with a light northerly wind and open skies. We have managed two short additional sessions since our last Oxwich blog post, and the consolidated … Read More
In this session we caught a total of 52 birds. Our Siskin total this time was 35 including 2 controls, that is birds which were ringed somewhere else. We shall wait to see how far they have travelled. We … Read More
A pleasant morning; a light to moderate south-easterly wind and overcast. We tried targeting snipe in two areas, put a net by the feeder, and a line through the reed bed. The catch was as follows: Species New Recaptured Total … Read More
Valerie and I did a session in my Crynant garden this morning as I had noticed a good number of Siskins on the feeders. We caught 49 birds of which 37 were Siskins. There are more visiting the feeders than … Read More
It has been a quiet February. The weather has been predominantly mild and fairly damp, and there have been no significant storms or cold spells since the turn of the year. The low productivity in blue tits in 2016 certainly … Read More
A break in the weather allowed us to get a session in. This morning was cold on the marsh, with ice forming just before dawn and coating the stiles (making them treacherous), the gate lock and even the scales we … Read More
The weather in January has been hit and miss, and the forecast has often been inaccurate and subject to short-term change. Frustrating, but it becomes expected on a coastal site in the south-west of the UK. We have only got … Read More