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- Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:23 am
- Forum: Ringing within the Services
- Topic: Merryfield Airfield - 2020 Ringing Programme
- Replies: 1
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Merryfield Airfield - 2020 Ringing Programme
The following provisional dates are for ringing at RNAS Merryfield: 10 - 12 April - Coinciding with first arrivals of Nightingales and other farmland/scrub migrants. 15 - 17 May - Migrants 5 - 7 Jun - Juveniles 3 - 5 July - Migrants and residents 17 - 19 July - Post breeding nightingales and residen...
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:12 am
- Forum: Ringing within the Services
- Topic: Tices Meadow - 2020 Ringing programme
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1566
Tices Meadow - 2020 Ringing programme
The following dates are provisionally added to the ringing calendar at Tices Meadow (all weather/conditions dependent). (Wednesday 18th December - Feeder birds) Wednesday 8th January - Feeder birds Wednesday 25th March - Nestbox check Wednesday 15th April - Nestbox check Wednesday/Tursday 13th/14th ...
- Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:36 am
- Forum: Site Information
- Topic: Visit Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve
- Replies: 0
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Visit Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve
Whether by accident or design, Tice's Meadow Nature Reserve in Badshot Lea near Aldershot is fast becoming the AOS 'home reserve in the South'. Their web site says it all but you will never be short of a welcome and the bird varieties at all times of the year make it worth a visit. Regular species i...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:12 pm
- Forum: Sightings Forum
- Topic: A fortnight in the Outer Hebrides
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3018
Outer Hebrides
Nice report. takes me back to the old Blowpipe firing camps on Benbecula. The winds were always too high to fire for most of the time, so birding and field sports became the next priority. July was bad enough....Feb/Mar...!?
- Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Ascension Breeding program success
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1991
Ascension
Bad news for the few of us having to hit the ground running in 10 days time to prove the science behind close waters feeding areas. Can think of worse tasks.
- Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:47 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Sanctuary Magazine 2015 - Foxglove, Stone Curlews and more!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2781
Sanctuary
Agree - it's a really good publication and a pity that it doesn't get a wider circulation. Who wrote under the initials JP Jim??? A good article as well as Tony's. But what's this on page 96? The Joint Ringing Display Team gets a mention! Apparently we were very lucky to have Tim Cowley with us to i...
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Ascension Breeding program success
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1991
Ascension Breeding program success
The news of increasing numbers of Frigatebirds now breeding on the mainland at Letterbox is overshadowed by the latest arrival on Ascension - Dylan Weber on 26 Jul 2015.
Congrats to Nicola and Sam Weber and look forward to Dylan joining us looking for geolocators on the Fairs in due course!
Congrats to Nicola and Sam Weber and look forward to Dylan joining us looking for geolocators on the Fairs in due course!
- Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:45 am
- Forum: BTO/RSPB Surveys
- Topic: House Martin Survey on Skye
- Replies: 0
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House Martin Survey on Skye
Dawn Balmer from BTO has asked if there are any volunteers to check a few House Martin sites on Skye this Spring/Summer.
If you are holidaying there or being dragged over the Cuillins at any point and have or want time on your hands, please get in touch with Dawn at BTO or myself.
Thanks
If you are holidaying there or being dragged over the Cuillins at any point and have or want time on your hands, please get in touch with Dawn at BTO or myself.
Thanks
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:45 am
- Forum: Sightings Forum
- Topic: Northern Ireland Bird News Tuesday 11 March
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2846
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:27 pm
- Forum: Future Exped/Field Trips Information
- Topic: Bird Named Beers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3356
Bird Named Beers
Don't you just hate it when so much hard research is credited to someone else?
Probably as well that Cotleigh was only reduced to one representative bird name.
I feel another exped coming on!!!????
Probably as well that Cotleigh was only reduced to one representative bird name.
I feel another exped coming on!!!????
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:20 pm
- Forum: Sightings Forum
- Topic: Northern Ireland Bird News Tuesday 11 March
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2846
NI Bird News
Interesting news of the Golden Eagle. Tony Crease, Brian Etheridge and I were talking of the assurance that the Scottish raptor group have that there will be no further Goldies in England. It appears that with only two pairs left in 'Galloway' the distance for a breeding pair to travel is now too gr...
- Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Birds and People by Mark Cocker
- Replies: 1
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Birds and People
At last someone has been decent enough to buy me a copy.
Thanks Laura!
Thanks Laura!
- Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:56 am
- Forum: Sightings Forum
- Topic: Northern Ireland Bird News Sunday 16th February
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2858
NI Bird News
What a great selection. Looks like you're benefitting from the westerlies as we are on the south coast. Unfortunately we are getting large numbers of casualties amongst the auks.
Spoonbill at CE was unheard of when I was there!
Many thanks - I'll get across one day to visit again.
Spoonbill at CE was unheard of when I was there!
Many thanks - I'll get across one day to visit again.
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Cyprus Illegal trapping
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2873
Cyprus Illegal Trapping
Regrettably, attempts to take down nets and destroy equipment can result in serious confrontations with shotgun wielding trappers. A bit one sided all round. I know the spot you're referring to and so will Mark Easterbrook. We should at least know the number of the SBA police and the Cyprus birding ...
- Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:36 am
- Forum: General Information
- Topic: Cyprus Illegal trapping
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2873
Cyprus Trapping
The subject of illegal trapping on Sovereign Base Areas is a long term embarrassment for us all in the Services but has not been given the attention it deserves from the UK Government. There is a common misconception that the responsibility for SBAs is that of the Armed Forces rather than of the FCO...