Cedwyn and I went to do CES 8 today helped by Ben and Hugh. CES 8 on the 20th July last year produced 8 birds of which 6 were juveniles. Today we caught 15 birds of which 13 were juveniles. … Read More
Heather Coats and I were joined this morning by Alison Lloyd of Margam Country Park. This was the first time for us to mist net in this particular area of the Park known as ‘Nursery Dywyll’ on the OS Map. … Read More
I have just returned from ringing with four friends after spending 3 nights camping on the uninhabited island of Eilean Nan Ron. The last people to live on the island were evacuated in December 1938 because life for the inhabitants … Read More
On a rather warm morning Heather and I were joined by Hugh and Wendy for CES 7. The total for the day reached fourteen with the large majority being juveniles including SONTH, CHIFF, ROBIN, BLACA, BLUTI, DUNNO, WREN and LOTTI. … Read More
This morning Chris Newberry joined forces with Heather Coats to undertake CES 7 at Kenfig NNR. The visit continued the run of poor bird numbers – as with every session this year the numbers are down on a poor year … Read More
Our planned visit to Crymlyn Bog this morning was aborted when we discovered that the entrance gate had been removed and replaced by a barbed wire fence. Rather than return home we paid a visit to Heather’s garden for some … Read More
This morning Heather and Jo made the final visit to the RSPB Cwm Clydach Reserve to monitor the last few boxes. The results indicate that 21 boxes proceeded to egg stage of which 18 boxes fledged 105 young at an … Read More
I was awake quite early this morning so I decided to put up my 20ft net. The Sparrows have had a good breeding season this year and the net was directly in their flight path to the feeders. Watching them … Read More
Charlie and I made our final visit to monitor the nest boxes at Cwm Felin Gat this morning. All the Blue Tits and Great Tits had fledged along with the single Pied Flycatcher. We then returned to the farm to … Read More
Today I joined members of the Pembrokeshire ringing group and the Teifi ringing group to ring Puffins on Skokholm island and Shag pulli on Midland island. We landed on Skokholm at about 12.15pm and were greeted by the Wardens Richard … Read More
Today I joined Heather for CES 6 at the Kenfig National Nature Reserve. The five preceding CES visits had produced totals of 15, 15, 12, 8 and 18 birds. Today we pushed the boundaries further with a grand total of … Read More
Heather and I did CES 6 together today. CES1 to 5 have not been brilliant in terms of numbers but we have had some quality birds. Today was not an exception. 20 birds in total, 3 new and 1 retrap … Read More