Mid June saw the start of our Storm Petrel ringing at Strumble. Over two nights we handled 18 birds, one of which had been ringed on Skokholm last August.
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| Storm Petrel - Anna W |
Around 20 children and their parents from the The Marine Biology club run by The Sea Trust joined us on the 20th. All enjoyed learning about Storm Petrels and seeing them in the hand. Thanks to Anna Webberley for arranging the visit.
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| We were once again joined by Stephen Hyam who is documenting our ringing activities with photos |
We had news via Social Media this week that one of the Storm Petrels ringed last August at Strumble had been re-encountered in Portugal. This bird was caught last week by Dr Rob Thomas on the annual storm-petrels in Portugal project (established in 1990) that he runs.
On the Teifi Marshes, juveniles of several species have now been ringed including the first 5 Reed and 3 Cetti's Warblers. Adult Reed Warblers were still migrating through the reserve at the beginning of the month including one that had been ringed in N Ireland in 2024.
Reed Warbler
BRD9567 Belfast Harbour, N Ireland 31/08/2024 Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion 02/06/2025 275 days 292km S Cossey
Returning Reed Warblers from previous years for our RAS project are now up to 31 which is lower than the usual expected number for late June.
Six CES sessions have now been completed in Llechryd. The Garden CES there has been running since 2020.
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| Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker |
So far this season it is apparent that there are more juveniles of resident species. Comparing a couple of species with the same stage last year..
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