Saturday 27 June 2015

June 27th (Wales)


Last week Jeanette and I stayed in a cottage overlooking the Ysgir Fawr river,a tributary of the Usk in the hamlet of Pont-faen.From the balcony we watched Grey Herons,Grey Wagtails and a family of Dippers feeding along the river,with Common Buzzards and Red Kites overhead.
Red Kite

Dipper (adult)
Dipper (juvenile)


Common Buzzard

Thursday 11 June 2015

June 11th (Old lodge reserve)

Redstarts
I spent a very pleasant morning at the Old Lodge reserve in Ashdown forest.
Woodlarks
Redstart
Willow Warbler
Stonechats

Thursday 4 June 2015

June 4th (New Hythe)

Nightingale
This morning  in the Brook House area I retrapped Nightingale T677063.This bird a male,is now my oldest surviving ringed Nightingale at eight years (hatched in 2007).The oldest BTO ringed Nightingale on record,is just one month and nineteen days older.

Birds caught- Nightingale 2 one being a retrap. 0500 - 0545).

                            Robin  1
                                       
                             Wren  1

                     
Robin (juv 3j)