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A Ringers Year: July 2019
We had our first ringing session of the year at Howick on Friday 19th July catching only 18 new birds…
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A Ringers Year: June 2019
June saw the last ringing of a brood of young tawny owls on the 11th. This year I had around…
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A Ringers Year: May 2019
May is the month when the majority of birds nest and we have been very busy Nest Recording and ringing…
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A glimpse at the birdlife of Allen Banks
The woodlands of Allen Banks represent some of the most diverse in our region, part of the reason the site…
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A Ringers Year: April 2019
April 2019: Most activity this month has been in respect of larger nesting birds but I have done some ringing…
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A Ringers Year: Jan 2019
I have had some returns from the BTO of ‘Controlled’ Barn Owls including an amazing report of an owlet ringed…
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A Ringers Year: December 2018
The uncharacteristically mild (and often damp) weather had led to some poor conditions for ringing but we did manage a…
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A Ringers Year: September 2018
Ringing at Howick Arboretum continued this month despite the troublesome weather. On the 1st 22 new birds and 17 retraps…
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A Ringers Year: August 2018
Ringing at Howick Arboretum continued this month with 35 birds processed on the 3rd of August. These included 8 retraps…
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A Ringers Year: June 2018
June 2018: Before I get around to reporting on this months activities I will summarise some returns of ‘controlled’ birds…