Showing posts with label Reed Bunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reed Bunting. Show all posts
Saturday, 21 March 2026

Linacre and Barbrook Reservoir - 21st March 2026

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 This morning, I was out with 3 other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group for a session at Linacre. I'd heard Chiffchaffs singing for ...
Thursday, 23 February 2023

Year List Update

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 This week, I've added a few new species to this year's Year List. The first new addition was Reed Bunting (93), which I recorded o...
Sunday, 18 April 2021

Linacre Ringing and Nest Recording

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 This weekend I've had two visits to Linacre, once for the first ringing session there since September 2020, and once for the first nest...
Sunday, 11 April 2021

Sunshine and (Snow) Showers

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Today was this month's WeBS walk at Linacre. I had a wander round and recorded the following birds: Mallard (45), Mandarin (24), Coot...
Sunday, 5 May 2019

Linacre Nestboxes - 4th May 2019

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Luke and I had 2 hours at Linacre checking the nestboxes for the BTO Nest Record Scheme yesterday. Things had moved on very nicely since la...
Saturday, 2 February 2019

Year List Update - 2nd February 2019

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It's been a while since I updated the 2019 Year List, and, as you can see, there are a few new additions. The Song Thrush was heard ...
Monday, 7 August 2017

French-ringed Reed Warbler

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Yesterday I was out for my first ringing session in a while at Poolsbrook Marsh, with 5 other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group . We ar...
Friday, 14 April 2017

Big Moor Year ticks

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Jayne and I had a couple of hours on Big Moor this afternoon. It was pretty blustery, but we walked from the road up to the old reservoir an...
Sunday, 2 April 2017

Avenue Ringing - 2nd April 2017

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After a few weeks without a ringing session it was really nice to get out and about again today. I spent 3 and a half hours out with 4 other...
Monday, 6 February 2017

How old??

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How long do birds live? is a question we are often asked by members of the public at ringing demonstrations. I was asked this exact question...
Sunday, 8 January 2017

New Year Ringing, Waxwings and Year Ticks

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I know its not quite the new year now, but today was the first opportunity I had to get out ringing in 2017, hence the title of today's ...
Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Poolsbrook Marsh - 24th July 2016

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Every summer I go out ringing with Sorby Breck Ringing Group at Poolsbrook Marsh. We were out there again at the weekend, and managed to ri...
Monday, 8 February 2016

Avenue Ringing - 7th February 2016

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After a few weekends of wet and windy weather, I managed to get out with 4 other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group for a ringing session...
Monday, 6 July 2015

Warblers, Warblers, Warblers!!!

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Last weekend's ringing session at Linacre was quite quiet, with just 7 birds ringed, so yesterday, with the weather conditions perfect, ...
Sunday, 12 April 2015

Blackcap and Chiffchaff

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Today's ringing session saw 5 members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group down at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Avenue Washlands reserv...
Monday, 9 March 2015

Avenue Ringing

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Yesterday's ringing session with 4 members of the Sorby Breck Ringing Group , at The Avenue Washlands began slowly, but, by the end of ...
Monday, 9 February 2015

Ringing tick

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This weekend's ringing session took place at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Avenue Washlands . There were just 3 of us from The Gro...
Sunday, 4 January 2015

Avenue Ringing - 4th January 2015

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After a blank month in December, when I didn't manage to get out ringing at all, I was very pleased to get out this morning. There was a...
Sunday, 20 April 2014

Carr Vale Ringing - 19th April 2014

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I was out ringing yesterday morning at The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's Carr Vale Reserve with my trainer and 3 other members of Sorby B...
Sunday, 30 March 2014

Chiffchaff ringing

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Following on from last week's blog about my first Chiffchaff sightings of the year, today I was out ringing with The Group , and I mana...