January started with some very cold frosty weather then came the wet and windy weather which hasn't stopped. This has made any ringing difficult to plan. Despite that, the group managed to ring 490 birds utilising other methods than mist nets such as Potter traps, walk in traps and lamping. Often in the winter the most frequently ringed birds are Blue Tits but this January it was 129 Starlings.
Lamping has been successful but challenging on waterlogged fields with 80 Woodcock being the third most caught bird.
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| Woodcock after ringing - Arfon |
Both Jane and Shane have new sites for monitoring at night. An interesting site for Jane on the coast adds variety of habitat to the inland upland sites. As well as Woodcock, a variety of other species have been caught this month including Skylarks, Golden Plover, Snipe, Stock Dove, Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipits and Jack Snipe.
Jane and Aaron have used the time usefully putting up nest boxes. An appeal to landowners with possible sites for Starling boxes was successful. 30 boxes on one farm.
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| Starling boxes - Jane |
Some Dipper boxes have gone up as well.
Garden ringing has been frustrating with many birds on the feeders in bad weather then as soon as there is a glimmer of a chance to open nets the birds disappear. there has been a noticeable increase in Siskins on the feeders in the last 2 weeks
Our AGM was held on the 22nd January at The Grosvenor Hotel. A good turn out of members, guests and a special welcome to some of Pembs Ringing Group. All ringers with responsibility for sites gave a summary of the year and plans for the coming year. Minutes of the meeting are available on request.
Some recent recoveries received from the BTO included 5 Sedge Warblers ringed on the Teifi Marshes and caught in France on migration,
BKB3659 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion 01/07/2025
Re-encountered Pontorson, Manche, France 15/08/2025 45 days 448km SSE
BTE5797 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion 06/09/2025
Re-encountered Frossay, Loire Atlantique, France 16/09/2025 10 days 570km SSE
BKB3757 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion 02/08/2025
Re-encountered Trunvel, Treogat, France 14/08/2025 12 days 467 km S
BHH6716 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion
Re-encountered 26/07/2025 Donges, Loire-Atlantique, France 01/08/2025 6 days, 562km SSE
AAZ6828 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion
Re-encountered 29/04/2023 Donges, Loire-Atlantique, France 16/08/2025 840 days 562km SSE
and one from Cors Caron
BZB0810 Sedge Warbler
Ringed Cors Caron, Tregaron 20/05/2023
Re- encountered Donges, Loire-Atlantique, France 05/08/2025 808 days 565km SSE
Details of all movements can be seen under the ringing totals tab
2025 Teifi Ringing Group Movements
