Gower Ringing Group

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