Last few days

A couple of late nights and early mornings up at Timble with Andy trying for Owls and Waxwings coming into and out of roost. No Luck but enjoyable. Also another 60 + birds ringed at Elland Gravel Pits, mainly Blue tits and Gt Tits with Greenfinch, robins, Dunnocks, Coal Tits and Wren.

A trip to Martin Mere to watch the Whoopers being fed at 3pm was great over 1500 there plus all the other stuff and some nice photos of a Whooper flying in with one of the sat tags showing.

Today spent the morning at Stainland dean putting up another 20 Nest Boxes and cleaning out the old ones . Caught a Blue Tit a retrap from 31/12/07 AMAZING have not re caught this bird before all year and here it is exactly a year later in the same net ride .

( HERE'S HOPING)

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Waxwing control from Spurn

News from Raymond Duncan that the Waxwing i controlled in Halifax was ringed at Spurn Point if anyone wants the PDF file from Raymond about Waxwing ringing this year please let me know and i will pass it on.

Up at Clifton this morning 5 Wintering Meadow Pipits ringed as well as Blackbirds, Goldfinch, Robin , Dunnock and Tits

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Meadow Pipit turns up in France

One of are Meadow Pipits ringed at Kex Gill in 2007 turned up in Pont Mahe, Asserac, Loire Atlantique France, sorry to say Dead it had hit a window. Distance of 453 miles.

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Deer Hill Twite at Bawdsey, Suffolk

Info from Mr Dave Sowter, A Deer Hill bird ringed this Autumn { Blue White above Pink} has been photographed by a Mr James Kennerley on the 31 October at East Lane, Bawdsey on the Suffolk Coast. A distance of 178 Miles.

Cheers James let us know if you see anymore

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A full Year

I obtained my C permit to ring birds in December last year and it is exactly a year ago today i put my first net up in Calderdale. I have had a fantastic first year with some great moments.

1435 New Birds ringed 48 species 4 Controls and a lot of memories.

Also 198 new Twite ringed and 67 recaptures all with the North West Twite Project. I would like to thank everybody who has supported me all the landowners for there permission, Dave Sowter, Andy Jowett, Theo Keuchel all the people at Martin Mere for letting me experience" The wonders of Wildfowl"

and anyone else who has let me place Nest Boxes and feed birds

again Thank you.

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Nuthatch EGP

Spent today at Elland Gravel Pits. 25 birds ringed mainly Blue Tit and Gt Tit with Dunnock, Chaffinch a young male Gt Spotted Woodpecker and a Female Nuthatch.

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End of a nice week

This Morning i spent at Elland Gravel Pits looking for Siskin and Redpoll. One Small flock of 14 Siskin seen feeding on Alders with Goldfinch. 2 Siskin ringed with Blue Tits and Gt Tits.

I was packing up as it had all gone quite

Maybe this was the reason

Cracking Male Sparrow Hawk

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Found this on You Tube the other day. It's right good!

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The Boys are Back in Town

They grew up here throughout the summer (if you could call it summer). They ate, scrapped, argued and were generally mischievous. In the evening they would enjoy a communal bath and last bite of supper before heading into the safety of the tall ??tree to spend the night. These were the fledgling Starlings, numbering around 30 before they disappeared.

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Martin Mere

Another morning at Martin Mere, only a small catch today, but i could quite happily ring Pintail and Teal all day. Thanks to everyone involved its always a great experience.

More Whoopers being fitted with satellite transmitters

click on picture for info on Super Whoopers

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last few days

Weekend was spent out at OGP with Andy over 40 birds ringed mainly Tits and Chaffinch with 8 Bullfinches as well . Oh and another new Kingfisher.

Tuesday up at Clifton, hoping for Tree Sparrow 2 seen none ringed , Blackbird and a few Greenfinches ringed very quite except for 170 Golden Plover in field right next to Garden where i ring.

Today up at Ringstone edge after finches and Reed Bunting, again very quite, Dunnock, Robin, and 2 Greenfinches ringed.

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