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Green Wood Ringer: A chat or two...
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Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Sunday, 16 November 2014. A chat or two. For various reasons, I haven't been out ringing in Bedfordshire for 6 weeks, so it was nice to be out again. Quality was the order of the day and it took some patience. At Sandy Smith Nature Reserve, 6 birds were ringed between dawn and 2pm when the rain came. Above and Below: A female Stonechat. Above and Below: A male Stonechat. Above and Below: A Pied Wagtail. The Stonechats and the Pied Wagtail are new species ringed for the site...
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Green Wood Ringer: Wagtail delight
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Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Wednesday, 24 September 2014. In the period since my last post, I have been busy ringing (and entering data! But the numbers ringed haven't topped the heights of August. However, quality has been in evidence. We are well into peak migration time for our summer breeders. Some species are largely gone already, whilst some are still in full flow and Blackcap migration seems to have peaked already but will continue for a little while yet. And then there's the quality:. The main sp...
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Green Wood Ringer: Priory Country Park
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Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Priory Country Park is a former gravel pits located on the edge of Bedford next to the River Great Ouse. Ivel Ringing Group records for Priory Country Park go back to 1988. I've been involved with ringing on the site since 2007 and took it on in November 2010, on behalf of the Ivel Ringing Group. In the spring and summer a Constant Effort survey is carried out to help with a national scientific study into the survival and productivity of breeding birds. Woodpigeon 2 (0) NFY 2.
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Green Wood Ringer: A few wild flowers
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Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Saturday, 9 November 2013. A few wild flowers. I spend a good deal of my working life working to protect and improve grassland sites for wildflowers (amongst other taxa). They take a lot of looking after as we need to keep nutrient levels low enough for the wildflowers to thrive. We protect and enhance existing meadows by cutting and removing the grass once a year and removing scrub regrowth and we increase grassland areas by removing nutrient loving brambles and scrub. Moving...
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Green Wood Ringer: A tribute
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Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Sunday, 21 July 2013. My dad is pictured here outside his house in the Cotswolds with a Goldfinch I had just ringed. He was always feeding the birds at his house and very much enjoyed watching them. He was particularly interested in the comings and goings (mostly the latter) of the Goldfinches. He died of a heart attack 2 weeks ago today. His funeral was on Wednesday 17th July 2013 at Cheltenham Crematorium where I gave this tribute to him:. He taught me whilst at [Cheltenham]...
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Ivel Ringing Group: August 2013
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The Ivel Ringing Group was formed in 1990 and currently consists of half a dozen ringers and as many trainees/helpers. We operate at sites across Bedfordshire, some associated with the river Great Ouse, but concentrating on the CES sites as well as catching Mute Swans. Friday, 23 August 2013. Posted by BTCV Ed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Group Secretary - 01525 221023. IRG Bird Ringing Reports. Sandy Smith NR Report (2014). IRG Report no.11 (2010 to 2013). Sandy Smith NR Report (2013). 31/08/12 at Marst...
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Ivel Ringing Group: A return to action
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The Ivel Ringing Group was formed in 1990 and currently consists of half a dozen ringers and as many trainees/helpers. We operate at sites across Bedfordshire, some associated with the river Great Ouse, but concentrating on the CES sites as well as catching Mute Swans. Sunday, 6 April 2014. A return to action. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 (3) - 4 different birds (including an IRG and site longevity record at 3 years and 15 days). Dunnock 0 (5) - including a site longevity record at 3 years, 25 days. A much...
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Ivel Ringing Group: New for Year totals and a few recoveries
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The Ivel Ringing Group was formed in 1990 and currently consists of half a dozen ringers and as many trainees/helpers. We operate at sites across Bedfordshire, some associated with the river Great Ouse, but concentrating on the CES sites as well as catching Mute Swans. Monday, 17 November 2014. New for Year totals and a few recoveries. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2. Long Tailed Tit 13. Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Great Spotted Woodpecker 11. Long Tailed Tit 26. Above: Male and Female Stonechat. Blue Tit - L...
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Ivel Ringing Group: November 2014
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The Ivel Ringing Group was formed in 1990 and currently consists of half a dozen ringers and as many trainees/helpers. We operate at sites across Bedfordshire, some associated with the river Great Ouse, but concentrating on the CES sites as well as catching Mute Swans. Monday, 17 November 2014. New for Year totals and a few recoveries. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2. Long Tailed Tit 13. Sandy Smith Nature Reserve. Great Spotted Woodpecker 11. Long Tailed Tit 26. Above: Male and Female Stonechat. Blue Tit - L...
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Ivel Ringing Group: May Update
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The Ivel Ringing Group was formed in 1990 and currently consists of half a dozen ringers and as many trainees/helpers. We operate at sites across Bedfordshire, some associated with the river Great Ouse, but concentrating on the CES sites as well as catching Mute Swans. Saturday, 31 May 2014. May has been a busy month for the birds whether they've been constructing nests, incubating eggs or feeding young (or all 3! Ringing results so far this year at Sandy Smith Nature Reserve:. The highlight amongst the...