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A Ringer’s Year: November 2019
We managed two final ringing sessions at Howick by changing days at short notice to dodge the rain and wind. …
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A Ringers Year: October 2019
With just a hint of frost on the 3/10/19 we were able to ring at Howick capturing and processing 63…
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A Ringers Year: September 2019
Before turning to the extensive work we have been able to do at Howick this month I wanted to report…
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A Ringers Year: August 2019
To say that this year’s mad summer has played havoc with bird ringing (especially at Howick) would be an understatement…
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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…