last few days

The weather has been terrible so I've been doing a bit of photography and ring reading. 

On Friday i was down at Port Mooar again and noticed Rock Pipit  Blue/Yellow 

this bird was ringed at Port Mooar on the 23/11/2010

then a Pied Wagtail flew close to the car and i noticed a ring on it, a few shots later and 

it was L807647 a bird i had caught in my garden on19/12/2010

Then in Ramsey i noticed an Oystercatcher and got the details from that ring

FA99928 not a Manx ringing group ring

  

Today at the Point of Ayre 3 Adult Whoopers with 6 juvenile birds 1 bird showing ring number

F9X 

i have emailed Kane from WWT for details

also yesterday out with Brian Liggins at the point of Ayre and he found a Little Auk well the Auk

found him flew right in off the sea and landed right in front of him

more at www.grayimages.co.uk

The weather has been terrible so I've been doing a bit of photography and ring reading. 

On Friday i was down at Port Mooar again and noticed Rock Pipit  Blue/Yellow 

this bird was ringed at Port Mooar on the 23/11/2010

then a Pied Wagtail flew close to the car and i noticed a ring on it, a few shots later and 

it was L807647 a bird i had caught in my garden on19/12/2010

Then in Ramsey i noticed an Oystercatcher and got the details from that ring

FA99928 not a Manx ringing group ring

  

Today at the Point of Ayre 3 Adult Whoopers with 6 juvenile birds 1 bird showing ring number

F9X 

i have emailed Kane from WWT for details

also yesterday out with Brian Liggins at the point of Ayre and he found a Little Auk well the Auk

found him flew right in off the sea and landed right in front of him

more at www.grayimages.co.uk

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JANUARY 2011: Notable Bird Sightings in Extremadura

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). Arrocampo Reservoir, Cáceres, 9 January 2011 (Samuel Langlois).

A list of the most notable records sent to the GOCE forum in January 2011 (compiled by Sergio Mayordomo). (Click here for backdated months.).

-Emu: 2 escaped birds are known to have been present in the olive groves of Marchagaz, Cerezo and Palomero (Cáceres) since 17/01, although they have probably been living feral there for even longer (Alberto Pacheco).
-Bean Goose: one bird of the rossicus subspecies at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) on 9/01 (Martin Kelsey). Rarity pending acceptance by rarities committee.
-White Fronted Goose: one adult at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 03/01 (Xurxo Piñeiro); one young bird at Portaje reservoir (Cáceres) on 26/01 (Javier Prieta) and 5 birds at Lugar Nuevo, Peraleda de la Mata (Cáceres) on 29/01 (Sergio Mayordomo).
-Shelduck: 27 birds seen at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) 27/01 (M. Kelsey), 28 on 29/01 (Godfried Schreur) and 27 on 31/01 (Luis Lozano). Biggest ever flock seen in Extremadura.
-Egyptian Goose: 1 at Cornalvo (Badajoz) on 11/01 (comm. José Ledo) and 5 from 21/01 (J. Ledo) to 30/01 (Ángel Sánchez). 1 at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz)on 20/01 (Gonzalo Núñez-Lagos) and 3 on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres). One bird at Ahigal reservoir (Cáceres) on 21/01 (J. Prieta).
-Red Crested Pochard: One drake at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) on 21/01 (Eva Palacios, Joaquín García, Miguel Ángel Muñoz and Paco Ramírez).
-Goosander: One first-winter female at La Torrecilla pond, Plasencia (Cáceres), on 9/01 (J. Prieta, Ricardo Montero and S. Mayordomo) with many more observations until 29/01 (Alfonso Rodrigo, César Clemente, Eduardo Amengual, E. Palacios, Javier Gayo, Javier Gómez, Javier Mahillo, J. Prieta, Manuel Curiel, Mario Alonso, M. Á. Muñoz, P. Ramírez and S. Mayordomo). Another first winter female on the River Tiétar at Monfragüe (Cáceres) on 21/01 (José María Benítez), on 23/01 (Manuel García del Rey, M. Kelsey and S. Mayordomo) and on 31/01 (M. Kelsey). Rarities pending acceptance.
-Cormorant: 1500-strong roost at Cubilar reservoir, Logrosán (Cáceres) in mid January (Chema Traverso).
-Glossy Ibis: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 4/01 (Javier Briz and M. García del Rey). One bird in the Madrigalejo heron roost (Cáceres) on 9/01 and on 22/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Spoonbill: 19 birds at Los Arenales, Cáceres, on 9/01 (Javier Caballero). See more Extremadura records at GRUSEC.
-Bittern: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 8/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-Little Bittern: one at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 9/01 (J. Briz and Vicente Risco); 6 at Entrepuentes, Badajoz, on 16/01 (Juan Carlos Paniagua); 10 at Azud del Guadiana, Badajoz, on 25/01 (Casimiro Corbacho, J. C. Paniagua, Manuel Parejo, Mª Jesús García-Baquero and Patricia Gordón) and one female at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
- Night Heron: one at Entrepuentes, Badajoz and 8 at La Alameda, Badajoz (J. C. Paniagua); at least 20 at Montijo reservoir (Badajoz) on 23/01 (Jesús Solana); 4 at Talavera la Real (Badajoz) on 24/01 (Antonia Cangas, E. del Viejo, Godfried Schreur and Pedro Schreur) and 10 at Azud del Guadiana, Badajoz, on 25/01 (C. Corbacho, J. C. Paniagua, M. Parejo, Mª J. García-Baquero and P. Gordón).
-Squacco Heron: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey) and two on 9/01 (Dave Langlois and Sammy Langlois). One bird at Palazuelo ricefields (Badajoz) on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres).
-Great White Heron: 18 birds on 27/01 at Toril and Malpartida de Plasencia (Cáceres), 15 at a River Tiétar roost(J. Prieta).
-Black Stork: one bird at Oliva de Plasencia (Cáceres) on 2/01 (C. Clemente, J. C. Paniagua and S. Mayordomo); one at Serrejón (Cáceres) on 13/01 (José Luis Rivero and Steve Fletcher); two at Zorita (Cáceres) on 21/01 and one at Vegas Altas (Badajoz) on 23/01 (E. Palacios, J. García, M. Á. Muñoz and P. Ramírez); one at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz), on 27/01 (M. Kelsey); one at Alburquerque (Badajoz) on 30/01 (Juan Carlos Salgado) and at least one at Monfragüe (Cáceres) on 31/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Osprey: one at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey). One at Gabriel and Galán reservoir on 4/01, 19/01, 20/01 and 21/01 (A. Pacheco).
-Booted Eagle: one light-phase bird at Talavera la Real (Badajoz) on 24/01 (A. Cangas, E. del Viejo, G. Schreur and P. Schreur).
-Avocet: 55 birds at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 22/01 and 12 at Casas de Hitos pond, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) (SEO- Cáceres).
-Kentish Plover: 15 birds at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres) and 25 on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Curlew: 6 at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey), 10 on 8/01 (S. Mayordomo) and 9/01 (D. Langlois, J. Briz, S. Langlois and V. Risco), and 5 on 15/01 (M. Kelsey). 34 seen at Galisteo (Cáceres) on 7/01 (S. Mayordomo) and 30 on 19/01 (J. Prieta). 2 birds at El Batán (Cáceres) on 19/01 (J. Prieta). 2 at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey). One bird at Santa Amalia (Badajoz) on 31/01 (Á. Sánchez).
-Whimbrel: one bird at Santa Amalia (Badajoz) on 31/01 (Á. Sánchez). First winter record in Extremadura.
-Spotted Redshank: one at Laguna del Estanco, Oliva de Plasencia (Cáceres), on 2/01 (C. Clemente, J. C. Paniagua and S. Mayordomo) and another at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Wood Sandpiper: one at Sierra de Fuentes (Cáceres) on 12/01 (Á. Sánchez). First winter record in Tagus catchment area.
-Ruff: 300 birds at Santa Amalia ricefields(Badajoz) on 29/01 (Fernando Yuste).
-Common Gull: one first winter bird at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 13/01 (N. P. Roberts).
-Yellow-Legged Gull: one at Ahigal reservoir(Cáceres) on 12/01 (A. Pacheco) and another at El Ancho, Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres), on 21/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-Wryneck: one at Madrigalejo (Cáceres) on 22/01 (M. Á. Muñoz and P. Ramírez).
-Bearded Tit: one at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 15/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Brambling: 2 birds at Moheda de Granadilla (Cáceres) on 21/01 (A. Pacheco), 4 at Hervás (Cáceres) on 22/01 (R. Montero), over 25 at Cabrero (Cáceres) on 28/01 and at least one at Tejeda del Tiétar (Cáceres) on 30/01 (J. Prieta).

First summer visitors
-Great-Spotted Cuckoo: one at Mérida on 18/01 (J. Solana), in the centre of Badajoz province, on 23/01 (Ferguss Crystal) and Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres) on 29/01 (Rafael Parra).
-Pallid Swift: a flock of up to 15 swifts, possibly Pallid Swifts, at Alange reservoir (Badajoz) on 3/01, 4/01 and 5/01 (J. Solana). One bird heard in Plasencia on 26/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-House Martin: several seen in Plasencia (Cáceres) on 4/01 (M. Á. Muñoz and X. Piñeiro) and 4 at Alange (Badajoz) (J. Solana). 5 birds at Trujillo (Cáceres) on 9/01 (Jesús Porras). Detected in Navalmoral de la Mata (J. Briz) and Coria (J. Prieta) on 11/01.
-Sand Martin: one at Trujillo in early January (Jukka Rokkanen).
-Swallow: one at Alange (Badajoz) on 6/01 (Á. Sánchez), one at Brovales reservoir(Badajoz) on 15/01 (Antonio Núñez), 4 at Los Canchales (Badajoz) on 23/01 (G. Schreur), one at Sierra Brava (Cáceres) (M. Rodríguez) and Badajoz capital (J. C. Paniagua) on 25/01 and 10 at Coria (Cáceres) on 26/01 (J. Prieta).

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio). Arrocampo Reservoir, Cáceres, 9 January 2011 (Samuel Langlois).

A list of the most notable records sent to the GOCE forum in January 2011 (compiled by Sergio Mayordomo). (Click here for backdated months.).

-Emu: 2 escaped birds are known to have been present in the olive groves of Marchagaz, Cerezo and Palomero (Cáceres) since 17/01, although they have probably been living feral there for even longer (Alberto Pacheco).
-Bean Goose: one bird of the rossicus subspecies at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) on 9/01 (Martin Kelsey). Rarity pending acceptance by rarities committee.
-White Fronted Goose: one adult at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 03/01 (Xurxo Piñeiro); one young bird at Portaje reservoir (Cáceres) on 26/01 (Javier Prieta) and 5 birds at Lugar Nuevo, Peraleda de la Mata (Cáceres) on 29/01 (Sergio Mayordomo).
-Shelduck: 27 birds seen at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) 27/01 (M. Kelsey), 28 on 29/01 (Godfried Schreur) and 27 on 31/01 (Luis Lozano). Biggest ever flock seen in Extremadura.
-Egyptian Goose: 1 at Cornalvo (Badajoz) on 11/01 (comm. José Ledo) and 5 from 21/01 (J. Ledo) to 30/01 (Ángel Sánchez). 1 at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz)on 20/01 (Gonzalo Núñez-Lagos) and 3 on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres). One bird at Ahigal reservoir (Cáceres) on 21/01 (J. Prieta).
-Red Crested Pochard: One drake at Casas de Hitos, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) on 21/01 (Eva Palacios, Joaquín García, Miguel Ángel Muñoz and Paco Ramírez).
-Goosander: One first-winter female at La Torrecilla pond, Plasencia (Cáceres), on 9/01 (J. Prieta, Ricardo Montero and S. Mayordomo) with many more observations until 29/01 (Alfonso Rodrigo, César Clemente, Eduardo Amengual, E. Palacios, Javier Gayo, Javier Gómez, Javier Mahillo, J. Prieta, Manuel Curiel, Mario Alonso, M. Á. Muñoz, P. Ramírez and S. Mayordomo). Another first winter female on the River Tiétar at Monfragüe (Cáceres) on 21/01 (José María Benítez), on 23/01 (Manuel García del Rey, M. Kelsey and S. Mayordomo) and on 31/01 (M. Kelsey). Rarities pending acceptance.
-Cormorant: 1500-strong roost at Cubilar reservoir, Logrosán (Cáceres) in mid January (Chema Traverso).
-Glossy Ibis: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 4/01 (Javier Briz and M. García del Rey). One bird in the Madrigalejo heron roost (Cáceres) on 9/01 and on 22/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Spoonbill: 19 birds at Los Arenales, Cáceres, on 9/01 (Javier Caballero). See more Extremadura records at GRUSEC.
-Bittern: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 8/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-Little Bittern: one at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 9/01 (J. Briz and Vicente Risco); 6 at Entrepuentes, Badajoz, on 16/01 (Juan Carlos Paniagua); 10 at Azud del Guadiana, Badajoz, on 25/01 (Casimiro Corbacho, J. C. Paniagua, Manuel Parejo, Mª Jesús García-Baquero and Patricia Gordón) and one female at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
- Night Heron: one at Entrepuentes, Badajoz and 8 at La Alameda, Badajoz (J. C. Paniagua); at least 20 at Montijo reservoir (Badajoz) on 23/01 (Jesús Solana); 4 at Talavera la Real (Badajoz) on 24/01 (Antonia Cangas, E. del Viejo, Godfried Schreur and Pedro Schreur) and 10 at Azud del Guadiana, Badajoz, on 25/01 (C. Corbacho, J. C. Paniagua, M. Parejo, Mª J. García-Baquero and P. Gordón).
-Squacco Heron: one bird at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey) and two on 9/01 (Dave Langlois and Sammy Langlois). One bird at Palazuelo ricefields (Badajoz) on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres).
-Great White Heron: 18 birds on 27/01 at Toril and Malpartida de Plasencia (Cáceres), 15 at a River Tiétar roost(J. Prieta).
-Black Stork: one bird at Oliva de Plasencia (Cáceres) on 2/01 (C. Clemente, J. C. Paniagua and S. Mayordomo); one at Serrejón (Cáceres) on 13/01 (José Luis Rivero and Steve Fletcher); two at Zorita (Cáceres) on 21/01 and one at Vegas Altas (Badajoz) on 23/01 (E. Palacios, J. García, M. Á. Muñoz and P. Ramírez); one at Moheda Alta, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz), on 27/01 (M. Kelsey); one at Alburquerque (Badajoz) on 30/01 (Juan Carlos Salgado) and at least one at Monfragüe (Cáceres) on 31/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Osprey: one at Arrocampo reservoir (Cáceres) on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey). One at Gabriel and Galán reservoir on 4/01, 19/01, 20/01 and 21/01 (A. Pacheco).
-Booted Eagle: one light-phase bird at Talavera la Real (Badajoz) on 24/01 (A. Cangas, E. del Viejo, G. Schreur and P. Schreur).
-Avocet: 55 birds at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 22/01 and 12 at Casas de Hitos pond, Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz) (SEO- Cáceres).
-Kentish Plover: 15 birds at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 22/01 (SEO-Cáceres) and 25 on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Curlew: 6 at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 4/01 (J. Briz and M. García del Rey), 10 on 8/01 (S. Mayordomo) and 9/01 (D. Langlois, J. Briz, S. Langlois and V. Risco), and 5 on 15/01 (M. Kelsey). 34 seen at Galisteo (Cáceres) on 7/01 (S. Mayordomo) and 30 on 19/01 (J. Prieta). 2 birds at El Batán (Cáceres) on 19/01 (J. Prieta). 2 at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey). One bird at Santa Amalia (Badajoz) on 31/01 (Á. Sánchez).
-Whimbrel: one bird at Santa Amalia (Badajoz) on 31/01 (Á. Sánchez). First winter record in Extremadura.
-Spotted Redshank: one at Laguna del Estanco, Oliva de Plasencia (Cáceres), on 2/01 (C. Clemente, J. C. Paniagua and S. Mayordomo) and another at Palazuelo (Badajoz) on 28/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Wood Sandpiper: one at Sierra de Fuentes (Cáceres) on 12/01 (Á. Sánchez). First winter record in Tagus catchment area.
-Ruff: 300 birds at Santa Amalia ricefields(Badajoz) on 29/01 (Fernando Yuste).
-Common Gull: one first winter bird at Sierra Brava reservoir (Cáceres) on 13/01 (N. P. Roberts).
-Yellow-Legged Gull: one at Ahigal reservoir(Cáceres) on 12/01 (A. Pacheco) and another at El Ancho, Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres), on 21/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-Wryneck: one at Madrigalejo (Cáceres) on 22/01 (M. Á. Muñoz and P. Ramírez).
-Bearded Tit: one at Arrocampo reservoir(Cáceres) on 15/01 (M. Kelsey).
-Brambling: 2 birds at Moheda de Granadilla (Cáceres) on 21/01 (A. Pacheco), 4 at Hervás (Cáceres) on 22/01 (R. Montero), over 25 at Cabrero (Cáceres) on 28/01 and at least one at Tejeda del Tiétar (Cáceres) on 30/01 (J. Prieta).

First summer visitors
-Great-Spotted Cuckoo: one at Mérida on 18/01 (J. Solana), in the centre of Badajoz province, on 23/01 (Ferguss Crystal) and Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres) on 29/01 (Rafael Parra).
-Pallid Swift: a flock of up to 15 swifts, possibly Pallid Swifts, at Alange reservoir (Badajoz) on 3/01, 4/01 and 5/01 (J. Solana). One bird heard in Plasencia on 26/01 (S. Mayordomo).
-House Martin: several seen in Plasencia (Cáceres) on 4/01 (M. Á. Muñoz and X. Piñeiro) and 4 at Alange (Badajoz) (J. Solana). 5 birds at Trujillo (Cáceres) on 9/01 (Jesús Porras). Detected in Navalmoral de la Mata (J. Briz) and Coria (J. Prieta) on 11/01.
-Sand Martin: one at Trujillo in early January (Jukka Rokkanen).
-Swallow: one at Alange (Badajoz) on 6/01 (Á. Sánchez), one at Brovales reservoir(Badajoz) on 15/01 (Antonio Núñez), 4 at Los Canchales (Badajoz) on 23/01 (G. Schreur), one at Sierra Brava (Cáceres) (M. Rodríguez) and Badajoz capital (J. C. Paniagua) on 25/01 and 10 at Coria (Cáceres) on 26/01 (J. Prieta).

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T5XD

Strong winds and rain today so i decided to go down to Port Mooar again and check out the gulls at high Tide 

Over 100 Hundred Herring Gulls feeding on the sea

scanned through them and found T5XD

BTO GR21781 COLOUR RING T5XD Ringed in Ramsey on the 18/12/2010

Strong winds and rain today so i decided to go down to Port Mooar again and check out the gulls at high Tide 

Over 100 Hundred Herring Gulls feeding on the sea

scanned through them and found T5XD

BTO GR21781 COLOUR RING T5XD Ringed in Ramsey on the 18/12/2010

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Rock Pipit

3 Hours down at Port Mooar this morning and 1 Rock Pipit colour  ringed 

also Rock Pipit Carmine/light pink seen again today

3 Hours down at Port Mooar this morning and 1 Rock Pipit colour  ringed 

also Rock Pipit Carmine/light pink seen again today

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Swanning around

Out with Kev yesterday at some very prestigious property ringing Mute Swans on some private lakes.

See Kev Blog for full details.

We started in Douglas trying for Herring gulls but no luck , just recently the big spring trap just seems to scare them off and they don't even come near.

I had noticed a Mute Swan at Tremode business park eating grass by my car while out shopping about 2 weeks ago, so we headed off to see if we could locate it .

We couldn't find it when we pulled into the bottom car park, Kev told me there was a pond behind the business park so we headed up there.

A few Mallards and 3 Canada Goose no sign of Swans 

We walked back to the cars and i decided to look towards the garage in the bottom corner.

There they were sat in the opening of the repair centre in the warm.

1 male Mute Swan ringed at Tremode

I spoke to the owner and told him what we were planning to do. He told us that the old Female he reckoned was between 30>40 years old and they look after her supplying her with food

(proper swan food) and water, she was going blind now and she had lost her partner a few years back

The male Swan next to her was unringed as well and he said was one of her sons.

Due to her condition we decided not to ring her and concentrated on the male.

All the mechanics were interested in what we were doing and told us how they had looked after these birds during the cold winter.

After visiting the next property and meeting a great lady who has cared for her pair of swans for 5 years

and worries about the young being kick off her lake by the adults, it never fails to amaze me

how birds come into peoples lives and and make a big difference

from elderly Ladies with big gardens with lakes to burly mechanics in a garage fantastic

2 Cygnets ringed at Ballasalla

Another 2 Cygnets ringed down near Castletown and a Canada Goose on the river
a great morning out with Kev seeing some new and impressive places on the island 

Out with Kev yesterday at some very prestigious property ringing Mute Swans on some private lakes.

See Kev Blog for full details.

We started in Douglas trying for Herring gulls but no luck , just recently the big spring trap just seems to scare them off and they don't even come near.

I had noticed a Mute Swan at Tremode business park eating grass by my car while out shopping about 2 weeks ago, so we headed off to see if we could locate it .

We couldn't find it when we pulled into the bottom car park, Kev told me there was a pond behind the business park so we headed up there.

A few Mallards and 3 Canada Goose no sign of Swans 

We walked back to the cars and i decided to look towards the garage in the bottom corner.

There they were sat in the opening of the repair centre in the warm.

1 male Mute Swan ringed at Tremode

I spoke to the owner and told him what we were planning to do. He told us that the old Female he reckoned was between 30>40 years old and they look after her supplying her with food

(proper swan food) and water, she was going blind now and she had lost her partner a few years back

The male Swan next to her was unringed as well and he said was one of her sons.

Due to her condition we decided not to ring her and concentrated on the male.

All the mechanics were interested in what we were doing and told us how they had looked after these birds during the cold winter.

After visiting the next property and meeting a great lady who has cared for her pair of swans for 5 years

and worries about the young being kick off her lake by the adults, it never fails to amaze me

how birds come into peoples lives and and make a big difference

from elderly Ladies with big gardens with lakes to burly mechanics in a garage fantastic

2 Cygnets ringed at Ballasalla

Another 2 Cygnets ringed down near Castletown and a Canada Goose on the river
a great morning out with Kev seeing some new and impressive places on the island 

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Last minute birding at Warriewood

Today, the last day of my holidays, I woke early and headed off to Warriewood Wetlands.  This is one of the few places in the general Northern Beaches area where there are still lifers to be found. Unfortunately, Warriewood was quite quiet today, and the more interesting birds restricted me to brief glimpses, like this Black-faced Monarch. Despite at least 20 minutes of persuasion, he would not come down for a nice photo.

January makes it now one year since the last time I saw a Powerful Owl in Irrawong. I'm now thinking the resident bird has either been fatally injured or moved out (hopefully the latter). One good thing, I did finally see the resident Superb Lyrebirds I'd heard about, which was nice, but brief.

 After checking briefly for the elusive Lewin's Rail at his supposed "haunt" (now so overgrown I can't imagine I'd ever see him there), I headed across Garden St into the main wetlands. It seems the Grassbirds, Reed-warblers and Snipes didn't show up this year, as I haven't seen any here all season, nor heard reports of them. A pair of White-throated Treecreepers and a Red-browed Finch allowed great views, as did a very hot Diamond Python, who I found lying in a muddy puddle on the track behind the shopping center.

Today, the last day of my holidays, I woke early and headed off to Warriewood Wetlands.  This is one of the few places in the general Northern Beaches area where there are still lifers to be found. Unfortunately, Warriewood was quite quiet today, and the more interesting birds restricted me to brief glimpses, like this Black-faced Monarch. Despite at least 20 minutes of persuasion, he would not come down for a nice photo.

January makes it now one year since the last time I saw a Powerful Owl in Irrawong. I'm now thinking the resident bird has either been fatally injured or moved out (hopefully the latter). One good thing, I did finally see the resident Superb Lyrebirds I'd heard about, which was nice, but brief.

 After checking briefly for the elusive Lewin's Rail at his supposed "haunt" (now so overgrown I can't imagine I'd ever see him there), I headed across Garden St into the main wetlands. It seems the Grassbirds, Reed-warblers and Snipes didn't show up this year, as I haven't seen any here all season, nor heard reports of them. A pair of White-throated Treecreepers and a Red-browed Finch allowed great views, as did a very hot Diamond Python, who I found lying in a muddy puddle on the track behind the shopping center.

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Today

Chris had some friends staying this weekend  Jeremy and Neome.  Both of them ringers so this morning we decided to go down to Castletown and try for Rock Pipits. Yesterday the weather was great very calm , today we pulled into Castletown and  a strong SW wind was waiting for us. After a coffee we decided to head back up North to Port Mooar  which we thought being on the East would be out of the wind. As we got out the car we were met by an Easterly Wind ???

10 minutes later we were in Ramsey catching Mute Swans. Only 17 Mute Swans seen today in the harbour 

2 Swans caught  1 a new bird  and 1 a control with no colour ring  so a colour ring added.

15 of these Swans now all ringed and showing colour rings  1 Swan still to ring and  1 Swan still needs a colour ring added 

We decided to head in land to the Sulby garden site .

2 Hours later 54 birds caught

Gt Tit   16 new birds  3 retraps

Blue Tit 15 new 5 retraps

Coal Tits 4 new

Long tailed Tit 4

Robin 2 new

Chaffinch  2 new

Greenfinch 1 new 

on the way back home i stopped off at Ramsey Harbour and noticed 2 colour ringed Herring Gulls

TIXB ringed in my garden 9 July 2010

T0XA ringed in my garden 22 June 2010  first time seen after ringing

Chris had some friends staying this weekend  Jeremy and Neome.  Both of them ringers so this morning we decided to go down to Castletown and try for Rock Pipits. Yesterday the weather was great very calm , today we pulled into Castletown and  a strong SW wind was waiting for us. After a coffee we decided to head back up North to Port Mooar  which we thought being on the East would be out of the wind. As we got out the car we were met by an Easterly Wind ???

10 minutes later we were in Ramsey catching Mute Swans. Only 17 Mute Swans seen today in the harbour 

2 Swans caught  1 a new bird  and 1 a control with no colour ring  so a colour ring added.

15 of these Swans now all ringed and showing colour rings  1 Swan still to ring and  1 Swan still needs a colour ring added 

We decided to head in land to the Sulby garden site .

2 Hours later 54 birds caught

Gt Tit   16 new birds  3 retraps

Blue Tit 15 new 5 retraps

Coal Tits 4 new

Long tailed Tit 4

Robin 2 new

Chaffinch  2 new

Greenfinch 1 new 

on the way back home i stopped off at Ramsey Harbour and noticed 2 colour ringed Herring Gulls

TIXB ringed in my garden 9 July 2010

T0XA ringed in my garden 22 June 2010  first time seen after ringing

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