Out on the bog last night assisting Dr. James O’Neill @ucc.ie with bird ringing and tagging Red Grouse to support ongoing research on their site fidelity, habitat use, genetics and population health that could differ from Scottish birds
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New Teifi Ringing Group blog with news of our earliest Firecrests, the start of the lamping season and some movements including a Sedge Warbler from the Teifi Marshes to Spain #birdringing #birdingWales teifimarshbirds.blogspot.com/2026/10/fire...

Whilst headlands in the SW were awash with passage migrants yesterday, SML, in its SW facing bay, had its quietest day of the year – one of the penalties of the location and settled calm weather. Just 12 new birds were trapped, the highlight being 3 Firecrest. #birdringing #ukbirding #ornithology

Yellow-browed Warbler trapped and ringed at the Tin Church (Low Newton) this morning.

A few other birds were dropping in here, mainly Chaffinches and Siskins but also 2 Redwings. A fair number of Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Robins and Song Thrushes still around the scrub too.

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For the first time ever on the Calf...

Two Great Spotted Woodpecker were caught in a season! Amazingly, they were both caught on the same day! It provided a nice comparison between female and male as well.

This represents the 18th Calf record.

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No sign of the Subalpine Warbler at Newton Pool this morning. 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatears and a handful of Swallows and House Martins drifting south.

Here's a couple more pics from yesterday.

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Another vagrant from the east. This juvenile Little Bunting was a welcome visitor this morning to the #culverwell nets. #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

It's great when birding throws nice surprises your way, today was certainly one of those days. Uninspiring westerlies and then... Subalpine Warbler ! No dropped feathers but a poo sample recovered from the bag so🤞.

Then in the evening... Cuckoo !

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Recent highlights: Black Redstart & 525 Meadow Pipit on 24th.

1st for the year: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Ring Ouzel, Greenfinch and Grey Plover (44th Calf record!).

Ringing stars: two more Sparrowhawks and the first Greenfinch, Dunnock & Great Tit of the autumn.

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This Med Gull was ringed as an adult in Antwerp, Belgium on 21/06/2006 it was then seen on 29/06/2006 at Milford on Sea, Hants. On 06/11/2018 it was back at Milford & yesterday 27/09/2026 I saw it at Lee on Solent, Hants. An amazing 20yrs 3m 6 days (7403 days) since ringing. #ukbirding #birdringing

Been in Facebook, 1st time in ages. Tries to tempt me back w/ a memory of old #birdringing Funnel Trap out on the #Medway estuary tidal island of Oakham marsh, within the old Kingsnorth PS.

Reverend, in his element, explaining why it wasn't a Heligoland Trap (an HT must have a dog-leg). Happy days.

Salisbury Plain session this morning with 223 birds processed. Chiffchaff migration now in full effect with 116 caught inc 2 UK controls & 97 Blackcap inc an Arnheim Holland control. The only other warbler ringed was a tardy Grasshopper Warbler #birdringing #migration @wiltsbirdclub.bsky.social

A couple of nice migrants on the patch this morning, a peachy Wheatear at Newton Point followed by a stonking Hawfinch near the Tin Church !

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This week we had our 1st autumn records of Skylark, Blue & Great Tit, and a Sparrowhawk ringed. Two Puffin were seen on 15th, with 77 House Martin on 13th, and 3 Canada Goose & 915 Razorbill on 17th.

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A secretive marsh-dweller, this Least Bittern was an unusual capture in the mist nets at Long Point’s Tip on Thursday. @longpointbirds.bsky.social #birdringing

More birds moving through Saskatoon this fall: Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern House Wren, Black-capped Chickadee 🪶🇨🇦

All birds handled with proper training and permits

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Antikythira hosts the largest known breeding colony of Eleonora’s Falcons in Europe and one of the largest in the world. I probably would never have had the chance to see it were it not for the generosity of Trevor Squire. #birds #Antikythira #eleonorasfalcon #birdringing

One of my fondest memories of knowing Trevor Squire was when he invited me to join his ringing team on a trip to the Antikythira Bird Observatory. Great birds and great companymemories I’ll always treasure. #p1000 #birds #bto #birdringing

Another new species for the garden ringing list was had this week when this juvenile #Wheatear flew into my mist net. The species is seen in small numbers here on the clifftops on passage but has only once visited the garden before. Species #72 #BirdRinging #GowerBirds

Salisbury Plain again today with 192 birds ringed, 625 over the last 3 days. Another big 136 Blackcap with Chiffchaff now moving with 43. Also, 4 Sedge & singles of Whitethroat, Reed & Willow Warbler & Sparrowhawk. Star bird was another stunning Wryneck, the 3rd of the Autumn #birdringing #migration