Friday 31st July 2015

This morning was spectacular, not only was the temperature down to 5'C the moon was full and blue.

I joined the team at Oxwich National Nature Reserve,  a wonderful place for nature and people and somewhere I spent may days as a child.

The ringing site, a mixture of reed bed and scrub produced 160 birds, with over 20 Greenfinches - mostly juveniles a Kingfisher and a breeding couple of  Redpoll sp

All in all a brilliant morning, and when I managed to take off my woolly hat the sun was wonderful, if a little to bright for continued catching.

juvenile Kingfisher

Highland cattle, being used for conservation grazing of the marsh

 


Male and Female  Redpoll sp

Ringing team in action, being supervised by "Ellie" the West Highland Terrier

The ringing area (foreground not the hill)

Thursday 30th July 2015

This morning was forecast to be a lot calmer and dryer than of late and so it was.

It was CES session 9 at WWT Llanelli so I joined the Gower Ringing Group there at 05:30hrs, to set the nets on what was quite a chilly morning for July.

A total of 33 birds including retraps was respectable for the site, other wildlife on show included ,  the dragonflies Southern Hawker and Common Darter and also the Hornet Hoverfly, Volucella zonaria.


Chiffchaff

Hornet Hoverfly



Wednesday 29th July (2)

Started ringing in the garden yesterday afternoon, using just one 40' net.

Yesterdays tally was 2 Jackdaws and a House Sparrow, so feeling inspired I set the same net again this morning at 6am and caught two Jackdaws and a HERRING GULL!!, she was not happy and I have the scars to prove it.....

Herring Gull female

Wednesday 29th July

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