The small Swallow project i do around the farms in the Maughold area is coming to an end.
71 chicks ringed so far with a few more nests to ring. I might do a second brood check.
but could be busy with other stuff.
16 adult Arctic Terns have been caught and some nice data is being collected. Two birds were ringed as chicks back in 1999 and 2001 and are now back breeding on that same beach. 1 Chick this year so far has been ringed
Our on going study of the Little Terns is again producing some good records with birds being ringed as chicks in Kilcooli, Co Wicklow Ireland. Great Yarmouth, Foulney island Barrow-in-Furness and Crimdon Park near Hartlipool all now nesting at our small colony.
The Gt Yarmouth bird was 13 years old when caught last year and 2 chicks ringed 12 years ago at our colony are nesting there still.
So far this year 10 Adult Little Tern have been caught and 7 chicks ringed.
A nice morning spend at the Dhoon site on Thursday with 21 Siskin being ringed 18 of them 3j birds. Also 3 Lesser Redpoll in with them. 117 siskin now ringed at this new site.
Some great friends came to stay on Thursday for their annual visit. Kane and Gillian.
So a busy morning on Friday checking one of the Cormorant colonies.
15 Cormorant chicks colour ringed with birds still on eggs and very small young.
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| Cormorant colour ring |
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| Gillian Kev and Kane |
Also 5 Greater Black Back Gull Chicks colour ringed and 4 Common Gull chicks
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| Kane and GBBG |
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| Common Gull |
5 Sparrowhawk chicks ringed
Saturday we met up with Louise the warden and went to check on the Tern colonies.
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| Little Tern |
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| Little Tern chicks |
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| Gillian ringing Arctic Tern |
After the Terns and a Ring Plover chick were ringed we moved off to a Hen Harrier nest.
The nest we had been watching had 5 eggs 3 weeks ago, when we went in to it only one female Harrier chick was in it with 2 addled eggs. The weather over the last two weekends has been very wet and foggy maybe this is the reason for such a low return.
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| Hen Harrier chick |
From the Harrier we moved on to a Spotted Flycatcher nest where 5 adorable chicks sat looking at us
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| Spotted Flycatchers |
The last visit was to a Kestrel nest where 5 chicks were ringed.
A Big Thanks to everyone who help with the above efforts, you know who you are, Massive thanks to Chis Wade from Island Aggregates
Louise Samson from Defa, and all the people who have giving us permission to ring on their land
A great two days spent with 2 great people who are welcome anytime.
we did still manage to catch when we got home, 3 Herring Gulls colour ringed. Before the Gin came out
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