Tawny Owl recovery

Species:	Tawny Owl	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	GN46035
		Original Scheme:	GBT	Original Ring:	-

Ringing details

Age: 1 Sex: - Sex meth: - P.ringed: 1 P.alive: 1 Condition: -

Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: N Act1: - Act2: -

Ringing date: 10-May-2007 18:00:00

Reg code: HIG Place code: HIG Site name: Highley, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7483 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 27min N 2deg 23min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: F2 Hab2: --

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 0 Sex: - Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: - Act2: -

Finding date: 19-Mar-2015 time unknown

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Highley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7383 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 27min N 2deg 24min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

Finding condition: 5:50 Movement: -

Sick or injured: fate unknown Found With Injury

Remarks: Broken wing

Duration: 2870 days Distance: 2 km Direction: 270deg (W)

Apparently the bird is on the way to recovery having been rehabilitated at Cuan House Animal Rescue in Much Wenlock.

Woodland ringing - Somerton Wood, South Staffs

Sunday 22nd March 2015:

James has been busy since moving his feeders to Somerton Wood, with over 150 birds in a single net over two ringing sessions. Highlights include finches, Nuthatch and TreeCreeper - see below:

Ringing demonstration for Wenlock Edge Community Wildlife Group

Sunday 15th March 2015:

Single net set up in the garden of Ian Plumridge to introduce half a dozen members of the WECWG to bird ringing. All told Linda and I caught the following in very short 'net time' given the tremendous numbers of birds visiting the feeders.

Blue Tit 26, Great Tit 9, Coal Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 3, Chaffinch 1, Nuthatch 1, Dunnock 1

French ringed Sedge Warbler information comes through

Species:	Sedge Warbler	Scheme:	FRP	Ring no:	6706081
		Original Scheme:	FRP	Original Ring:	-

Ringing details

Age: 3 Sex: - Sex meth: - P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: -

Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: - Act2: -

Ringing date: 22-Aug-2012 09:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Urdains, Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

County code: FR30 Grid ref: - Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 43deg 27min N 1deg 29min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: - mm. Weight: - g. Time: -hrs

Remarks:-

Ringer: Paris, -11

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: M Sex meth: C

Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: - Act2: -

Finding date: 26-May-2014 09:15:00

Reg code: CHE Place code: CHE Site name: Chelmarsh Reservoir, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7387 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 29min N 2deg 24min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: B1 Hab2: C7

Biometrics: Wing: 69 mm. Weight: 10.8 g. Time: 09:15:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: -

Controlled Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 642 days Distance: 1006 km Direction: 357deg (N)

Finder: D W Fulton, 6 Hazelwells Road, Hollywood Park, Highley , Bridgnorth , WV16 6DJ

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193 

Working party on the Wenlock Edge nest boxes

Monday 16th February 2015 :

Along with the National Trust and Wenlock Edge Community Wildlife Group Linda and I went round the lower and middle loops. Repairs were very much needed - new fronts following squirrel and woodpecker damage, new lids and new hangings. Upwards of 25% of boxes in need of some kind of repair.

Birds seen and heard : Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Buzzard

A rare Mistle Thrush caught

James caught this bird in his garden, along with some Siskin and Lesser Redpoll.

Severn Valley Country Park - Starling roost

Sunday 25th January 2015 :

Linda and I set the net in the main bird hide pool, hoping to catch Reed Buntings coming into roost. A few small flocks of Starlings became a very large flock ( c 600-700 birds ) which treated us to aerial displays before diving into the reeds. Lots of noise, and excitement as we approached the net, expecting a large catch ... not to be !

Birds ringed : Reed Bunting 9, Starling 1

Tremendous birding, terrible ringing !

Other birds seen : Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl