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
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Sunday, 25 January 2015
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Severn Valley short netting session
Sunday 15th December 2012:
Two nets by feeders. End of a week-long cold snap.
8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Song Thrush
Also about: Kingfisher, Siskin, 1 stoat trying in vain to get on feeder trays
Two nets by feeders. End of a week-long cold snap.
8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Song Thrush
Also about: Kingfisher, Siskin, 1 stoat trying in vain to get on feeder trays
Monday, 3 December 2012
Severn Valley morning net session
Sunday 2nd December 2012 :
Linda and I put up a couple of nets at the feeding station.
Good birds about - flock of Siskin above in the alder ... Grey Wagtail on the pool / mud.
31 Blue Tit ( including birds ringed in December 2008 and 2009 ), 14 Great Tit, 1 Great-Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Siskin, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Robin, 1 Greenfinch
Linda and I put up a couple of nets at the feeding station.
Good birds about - flock of Siskin above in the alder ... Grey Wagtail on the pool / mud.
31 Blue Tit ( including birds ringed in December 2008 and 2009 ), 14 Great Tit, 1 Great-Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Siskin, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Robin, 1 Greenfinch
Sunday, 18 November 2012
Severn Valley Country Park - busy work !
Sunday 18th November 2012:
Two long nets by feeding station, topped up with food. Lots of finches in trees. One 20 minute net round only possible for Linda and me yielding:
52 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Golfinch, 2 Robin, 1 Tawny Owl
Two long nets by feeding station, topped up with food. Lots of finches in trees. One 20 minute net round only possible for Linda and me yielding:
52 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Golfinch, 2 Robin, 1 Tawny Owl
Unfortunately didn't lure winter thrushes, nor redpoll. The Reed Bunting / Pied Wagtail roost has been cut back too much to work.
Other birds about: Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Ringing demonstration at Severn Valley Country Park
A bit chilly ! Some young visitors to the park with part of the day observing some birds up close - sadly not much to offer other than Blue Tits, Great Tits and a single Long-tailed Tit.
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Tawny Owl and Kingfisher make all the Blue Tits worthwhile at Severn Valley Country Park
Sunday 15th January 2012:
Linda and I put up usual net by feeders and a short net in reed bed for roost. Lures for Thrushes and Pied Wagtail - first failed, latter worked but birds entered other end of bed from where net had been placed.
Catch was 17 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Dunnock, 7 Reed Bunting, 1 Kingfisher and, after dark, 1 superb Tawny Owl ( a ringing tick for me ! ).
Linda and I put up usual net by feeders and a short net in reed bed for roost. Lures for Thrushes and Pied Wagtail - first failed, latter worked but birds entered other end of bed from where net had been placed.
Catch was 17 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Dunnock, 7 Reed Bunting, 1 Kingfisher and, after dark, 1 superb Tawny Owl ( a ringing tick for me ! ).
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