Me and Andy were at Kex Gill on saturday ringing Meadow Pipits again. Nice to get a clear morning. Over 50 mipits colour ringed. Next few weekends should be busy and numbers should pick up.
look out for green over pink
Deer Hill 29 August
The Rain had stopped {40 days and 40 nights} up to Deer Hill for a day of Twite.
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10 Twite caught 6 new birds and 4 retraps
3 retraps from last year all in Moult just when i was saying we hant had any retraps from last year this summer.
Swallows
Here are some nice shots of the Swallows i ringed as Pulli in Stainland Dean in June.
Victoria took the photos in july and did a great job as well.
Nice to see them Fledge
Busy weekend
Friday was an early start up at 545, to get to Andys for 630 >645. Picked up Theo on the way and set of for Kex Gill for Meadow Pipits. We are Colour ringing again at Kex Gill this year the colours are Green on Left leg with bright Pink below. BTO Metal on the right .
Green = 2008 Pink = Kex Gill
45 Pipits were ringed.
Saturday i spent up at whiteholme in the morning with 2 more Wheatear ringed, and 12 Meadow Pipits. In the afternoon went to Deer Hill to put more food down for Twite. No birds on the feeding station, but 40 seen on wires in back fields. Set up a few nets and ringed a Whinchat.
No camera so used phone
Sunday i spent at Stainland Dean hoping for some juv Dippers, did not see one all morning but the consolation was a juvenile Kingfisher. A great couple of Days.
When i was packing up a Bat was out feeding in the bright sunshine so i tried to get a few shots quite pleased with them
Deer Hill
Supported by the Kirklees Environment Grant SchemeDeer Hill Twite
The Last two days i have spent at Deer Hill, Yesterday sweeping the pond that had formed away from the feeding station today as the weather had improved {no rain for 3 hours} i set up and ringed 28 more Twite all new birds. No recaptures from last week or controls.
A Flock of 70+ Twite see today .
67 New birds ringed since July 2008
Colour code for Twite left below Blue/White Pink = Blue white July 2008>December2008
Pink below = Deer Hill
Last week
Rain Rain RAIN, What a month this is turning out to be .
Last Thursday up to Deer hill to put more food at the feeding station the weather was to wet to catch so i watch up to 40 Twite feeding on grasses on reservoir bank.
Friday the sun came out so i set of for Deer Hill again.
33 Twite ringed no recapture no controls all unringed birds.
Dave was over at Cant Clought yesterday and got another 20 new birds.
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Also last week
Swallows ringed at Ringstone edge with more Willow Warblers, Greenfinches, Goldfinches.
else where Meadow Pipits, Coal Tit and Blue Tits
Owl season comes to an end
On Wednesday me and Andy set out to check the last of the Barn Owl Boxes.We have had pairs at 6 sites with 10 adults processed and three successful broods of 4 chicks ringed, one pair failed, 1 pair didn't lay and another is nesting in a site we haven't found yet ie not our boxes. We also have birds at another site but they re not in boxes either and we have breeding in a farm which we cant get access to.
So far this year we have ringed 13 LEOs
A successful year with hopefully numbers building all the time.
Twite
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Twite at Deer Hill
The Numbers are building back up with 20 Twite on wires yesterday.
6 Twite ringed 1 adult female 5 juv birds .
also 9 Meadow Pipits ringed.
Hobby
A Great Morning yesterday out with Dave Sowter ringing Hobby chicks. Thanks to everyone involved.
Otley Gravel Pits
Otley Gravel Pits yesterday.
over 40 birds ringed , Mainly Tits, with a few Blackcap young, Bullfinch.
Jackdaw, and Wood Pigeon.
And a Kingfisher
Warblers,Wheatears and Sparrows no Twite
Started the week out with Andy a few more Reed Warblers ringed at OGP.
The rest of the week has been spent putting seed down at Feeding stations for Twite .
Deer Hill Twite
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I Have made 4 visits in the last 3 Weeks and no Twite as yet.
Flyflats
Two Visits since last Thursday Seed placed and 4 birds seen feeding on Thistle's
Whiteholme Reservoir
6 Twite seen on Seed two windy to set up
4 More Wheatear ringed this week, also Greenfinches , Gt Tits, Meadow Pipits, and House Sparrows
