Showing posts with label Pied Flycatcher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pied Flycatcher. Show all posts
Monday, 8 June 2026

Linacre Nestboxes 2026 - The results are in!

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Since the end of April, several members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group have been monitoring the nestboxes at Linacre, for the BTO's Nest ...
Monday, 4 May 2026

Year List Update - 4th May 2026

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 Over the Bank Holiday Weekend, I managed to add a few more species to the Year List, taking the total so far to 154 species. The first spec...

Linacre Update - 3rd May 2026

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 I've been down to Linacre a couple of times over the weekend, once for ringing and once for a quick walk around and a check of the nest...
Sunday, 4 May 2025

A Few More Birds!!

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 Since my last post, Jayne and I have been out and about, and have managed to add another 6 species to the "Year List!. The first new s...
Saturday, 29 June 2024

Linacre - 22nd June 2024

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 Last weekend, I was down at Linacre for a few hours. The boardwalk around the top reservoir was still out of bounds for repairs, and the wa...
Sunday, 16 June 2024

Linacre Nestboxes -2024 Season

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 Last Thursday, Jayne and I popped down to Linacre to ring the last chicks (pulli) of the 2024 season. As it turns out, contrary to many are...
Monday, 20 May 2024

Linacre Nestboxes - 19th May 2024

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 Last week's visit to Linacre was very successful, with 43 active nests found. I was back down again yesterday, and am very pleased to s...
Sunday, 12 May 2024

Linacre Update - 11th May 2024

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 Yesterday morning I went down to Linacre to carry out this month's WeBS count, and to catch up with the nestboxes. The WeBS count was,...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Year List Update

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 As well as the ringing, Jayne and I had a few walks to try and catch up with a few "year ticks". The first new bird, Garden Warbl...

Linacre Nestboxes - 4th and 6th May 2024

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 Over the weekend, I was down at Linacre with other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group , to carry out another check of the nestboxes. We h...
Saturday, 24 June 2023

Linacre - 24th June 2023

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 This morning I had three hours walking around Linacre, checking the nestboxes, carrying out this month's WeBS  count, and looking at th...
Monday, 12 June 2023

Linacre - 11th June 2023

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 Yesterday, Luke and I went down to Linacre to check on, and ring, the last few chicks. There were four boxes left, but when we got there, j...
Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Linacre Nestboxes Update

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 On Monday I had a few hours down at Linacre ringing the first Blue and Great Tit chicks of 2023. In total, I ringed 11 broods; 6 Blue Tit...
Monday, 15 May 2023

Linacre Weekend

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 I had two visits to Linacre over the weekend, one for ringing and one to check the nestboxes. The ringing trip, on Saturday, with two other...
Saturday, 6 May 2023

Longshaw and Padley Gorge

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Jayne and I had a walk around Longshaw and Padley Gorge this morning. It was surprisingly quiet, but we did manage to hear a single Cuckoo (...
Saturday, 29 April 2023

April WeBS and Pied Flycatcher - 23rd April 2023

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 Last Sunday I popped down to Linacre to carry out this month's WeBS count. I walked down through the woods and heard and saw my first ...
Saturday, 21 May 2022

Linacre Nestboxes - 21st May 2022

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 Since my last post about the nestboxes, there have been a couple of extra visits, and the first chicks have been ringed.  To date, 12 brood...
Monday, 2 May 2022

Year List Update - 2nd May 2022

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 Over the weekend, Jayne and I have had a couple of trips out and about, and have recorded a few new species for the Year List. Our first tr...
Monday, 17 May 2021

Linacre Nestboxes and Ringing - 15th and 16th May 2021

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Two visits to Linacre this weekend, once to check on the nestboxes, and once to do some ringing. The nestbox check took place on Saturday, b...
Sunday, 9 May 2021

Linacre Nestboxes - An Update

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 A lot can happen in a week, when it comes to the nestboxes at Linacre. This morning's check, showed that 3 had been predated - adult fe...