More from Saturday

Some of dawn's photos from the ringing demonstration.


After a slow CES start, it was looking as if there might not be many birds for the demo but first bird out of the net for them was the star of the show, a Kingfisher.









And next, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers!

A steady flow of birds followed, including Sedge and Reed Warblers, Goldfinches, Chaffinches and to finish, a Goldcrest, providing plenty of interest.

Ringing Demo delights!

A good turnout at the 1st of the seasons ringing demonstrations.
What a setting, held on the bank of the Teifi, next to our CES site....... what birds!
The 1st birds out the bags, 1 Kingfisher, & 2 Great Spots..... more demo pics to follow..!!

Attempting Aquatics & ringed Ringed Plovers

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We missed the Mallard Run due to CES and the Ringing Demonstration today. With 8 Sedges caught on the CES site, where we only catch Sedges with heavy passage, I suspect we missed c100 today at Mallard and what species with them...??
Sunday is another day.....

A HT visit to Patch today, the 1st juvenile Ringed Plovers and 2 ringed adults....I only ringed 1 on Friday night.....OH !

Sedges in the mud!

Our second highest August Sedge Warbler catch this morning with 53 new birds in one and a half hours. Also a Grasshopper Warbler and 3 Reed Warblers. Out of the 53 birds before 7am only 6 were adults.
Net rounds are quite a challenge at the moment with mud to the top of our waders in places but worth it as the drier reed bed on our CES site doesn't attract anywhere near as many acros.

Sandpiper stories

The week-end is here...
No Green Sandpiper at Mallard he was as at Creek Hide!!
Off to Patch, and this nice adult Ringed Plover, small wader passage has hardly started, no juvenile small waders yet.
We catch a few Common Sandpipers on the Teifi in August, therefore very nice to catch the spotted American cousin. This Spotted Sandpiper was one of the amazing successes at Long Point in May, (see the May postings).
To finish the sandpiper stories,....my 1st Wood Sandpiper, and what a disappointment for a crazy second,...a control, bearing a Belarus ring.....this was on a Southern Greek island...
I wonder what will the Teifi produce this week-end ??
What will enhance our ringing demonstration and CES?

Environmental funding gives the TRG a boost

The TRG has received a grant from Environment Wales.
The Environment Wales initiative not only provides financial assistance but also support to voluntary groups who have demonstrated a commitment to improving the Environment of Wales made possible by funding from the Welsh Government. The grants help to cover the cost of valuable resources to undertake much needed projects. Particularly valuable for us will be the purchase of a digital projector to enhance talks given to local groups as well as tools and stationery.
For more information about the Environment Wales initiative, their core partners and the types of project it can support email: info@environment-wales.org

Ringing demo this Saturday

There are still some places left for the bird ringing workshop being organised by the Welsh Wildlife Centre -
Saturday 6 August, 8am
"Join the Teifi Ringing Group on the Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve for this interesting insight into their work.Breakfast is included after the workshop in our Glasshouse Cafe.£7.50 per person. Booking is advised. Please call us on 01239 621600 or email us on wwc@welshwildlife.org"