"Owls that"

Fantastic morning out with Andy checking our Tawny Owl Boxes . 8 Tawny Boxes checked with 4 breeding pairs on eggs. Also check two of our Barn Owl boxes and had a nice surprise at both . First one, a pair of Little Owls in. The second one a new female Barn Owl and the male from Pocklington that has now been in 3 different boxes with 3 different females { top man}

Great Morning

All Adults on nests are caught, ringed and placed back in the box with in 5 minutes. The opening to the box is then covered for 2 minutes to settle the Owls back on the nest. We then quietly retreat away and the birds stay on the nest.

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Atrocious weather all week

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What a week wind wind wind. Two visits to Deer Hill reservoir this week the first on Monday to put more seed down then a look in yesterday to find the site 6 inches under water.

On Tuesday met up with Kane at whiteholme to hopefully ring some Twite only 8 birds about and one bird caught, a 2007 retrap female.

Ringstone edge yesterday proved to be hard work with 1 Reed Bunting and 5 Goldfinch ringed. And today didn't even bother going out.

Tomorrow brings a day of Tawny Owl Box inspecting so fingers crossed.

Kane happy we caught the one bird

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Twite week

A Steady week with more reports of Twite returning to the Pennines. 4 caught at Whiteholme with 3 being new birds 9 caught at Deer Hill on Wednesday with 2 new birds, and 9 caught at Rishworth Quarry today with 1 bird from Cant Clough 2007, 4 from Deer Hill 2008, 1 2007 , 2 from Rishworth 2008 and 2 new birds.

As mentioned before this spring we are individually marking the new birds we catch to help efforts to collect data on the number of nesting attempts made in a season, as part of the monitoring for the RSPB/NE Twite Recovery Project.

Adult Male Twite showing pink rump and thin but rounded Tail Feathers

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OGP TODAY

Cracking morning with Andy J at Otley Gravel Pits this morning{ glad the wind had finally stopped} over 40 new birds ringed again with the main species being Bullfinch with Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and 4 Male Brambling plus Reed Bunting and just a few retrap Tits.

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Twite back at Deer Hill

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Two Visits this week to Deer Hill first to sort the site out before the birds come back and to put food down. Food also placed at Whiteholme reservoir.

6 Twite on wires today to windy to catch but scoped a few ringed birds, 3 with the colours of 2007, blue yellow over pink. 3 with out rings

Also this spring Nick Wilkenson Conservation Scientist {RSPB}has asked me and Dave Sowter to individually colour ring the birds . This will greatly help his efforts to collect data on the number of nesting attempts made in a season, as part of the monitoring for the RSPB/NE Twite Recovery Project.

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LAST WEEK

A Quite week with 35 more birds ringed. At Elland Gravel Pits had 5 Reed Buntings {always nice to ring} At Clifton 8 more Greenfinch bringing 2009 total to 66 greenfinch ringed here so far. Looking forward to the Wheatears and Sandpipers coming back.

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Weekend

Saturday

Nice morning spent at Otley Gravel Pits with Andy, 30 new birds rings with Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Reed Buntings and a nice haul of Bullfinch plus all the usual Tits and Dunnock.

Other species seen

Siskin, Brambling, Redpoll

Sunday

Couple of Hours this morning at Elland Gravel Pits, Gt Tits and Blue Tits ringed , coming into seed which has been placed down hopefully to attract Yellow Hammer.

other birds about

Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and 15 Siskin over.

This afternoon went down to my mill site and ringed another Dipper, nice end to the week.

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