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Craig Birding: June 2014
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Friday, 27 June 2014. Listen to the Sedgies. For a long time I've wanted to post about this, and now with a little time, I hope I can enthuse you all to really listen to songs and decipher what's really going on. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus. Sedge warbler are a pretty common bird in Northern Europe, often heard and seldom seen well these beautiful sub-Saharan migrants certainly have a song which packs a punch, but what makes their songs so interesting? So, my advice, rather than spend hours inside this ...
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Craig Birding: August 2013
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Friday, 30 August 2013. 2013 has been a relatively slow year, ringing wise. I've ringed little of interest and therefore haven't updated the blog. Now however, I'm back in Gedser, Denmark; where I have now work for a few weeks. I'll return home shortly and attend University (Nottingham Trent) in late September. We've ringed a couple of thousand birds throughout August. Mainly warblers, Reed, Marsh,Willow,Wood, Garden and Icterine. Also Blackcap, White and Lesser Whitethroat also help make the bulk. Birde...
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Craig Birding: Hotting up.
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Friday, 2 May 2014. First year at Uni is quickly coming to an end. It's been quite a few months. Meeting some lifelong friends along the way, this academic year has been an amazing journey. Learning so much and gathering invaluable skill sets throughout. Below are some of the moth highlights thus far. Purple Thorn 1st generation, Brackenhurst campus 2014. Craig Brookes. Chocolate Tip, Brackenhurst Campus 2014. Craig Brookes. Muslin moth, Brackenhurst campus 2014. Craig Brookes. This last weekend things w...
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Craig Birding: June 2012
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Saturday, 16 June 2012. We're still quite busy with all things survey at the moment as all the spring work comes into it's crucial final stages. Ortolan Buntings are feeding youngsters, which is great news, we ringed a brood of 4 chicks last week and they luckily fledged hours before the farmer cut his grass. I was horrified to wake up to see the farmer had mown in the night. See below the open-topped nest remains. Ortolan Bunting after mowing, a sorry scene. Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus. We also fin...
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Craig Birding: February 2012
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Monday, 27 February 2012. As the week draws to a close I reflect on what has been 'one to remember'. The title of this post refers to not only the amount of new birds caught this week but also a coming of age. My 21st Birthday was mid-week with a party at the weekend therefore reasonably little effort was put in to ringing. Various outings with Heather and one with Ciaran yielded a mixed bag species wise. 1st - 8 Blue Tit. 2nd - 3 Herring Gull. 3rd - 2 Black-Headed Gull. Posted by Heather Naomi McGinty.
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Craig Birding: Listen to the Sedgies
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Friday, 27 June 2014. Listen to the Sedgies. For a long time I've wanted to post about this, and now with a little time, I hope I can enthuse you all to really listen to songs and decipher what's really going on. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus. Sedge warbler are a pretty common bird in Northern Europe, often heard and seldom seen well these beautiful sub-Saharan migrants certainly have a song which packs a punch, but what makes their songs so interesting? So, my advice, rather than spend hours inside this ...
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Craig Birding: November 2012
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Sunday, 25 November 2012. Returning home and recent recoveries. This week I returned home from my 7 Month long Scandinavian adventure! In short, it was awesome. Handling well over 10'000 birds of more than 100 species is pretty special! Eastern type" Chiffchaff - pale abietinus? Black Redstart 1cy - Phoenicurus ochruros. Long-eared Owls (Male and Female) - Asio otus. Herring Gull 1cy -. Black-headed Gull "JHZ2" - Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Map of Black-headed Gull JHZ2's Movements. Chiffchaff picture - ...
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Craig Birding: Langford Spoonbill
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014. On Sunday 4th May, me and Rob decided we'd have a proper look around RSPB's newest reserve - Langford Lowfields. Rob has been volunteering at the site through the autumn and spring and I must say I do envy him, it's quite a site. Below are a couple of shots from myself and Rob of the Langford bird, followed by a brief look at aging second and third calendar year birds against adults. 2nd Calendar year Spoonbill -. 2nd Calendar year Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia. Birder/ringer fro...
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Craig Birding: April 2012
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Friday, 27 April 2012. With spring late to arrive here in Central Sweden it's been a slow couple of weeks bird wise. The main work at the moment comprises of wetland surveys and Starling nest box checks. The wetland surveys however are very enjoyable and there's always the hint of mystery at what might turn up? Hopefully it'll either jump into a net on it's own soon, or I'll set up the big nets and annoy it until it's caught. Thursday, 19 April 2012. So enough of that. Other decent birds this week: 3...
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Nature sound recordings: March 2012
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Nature sound recordings, and their stories, of mainly birds, grasshoppers and mammals. Reference list (by species). Thursday, 29 March 2012. Lapland Bunting err. Snow Bunting and Pallas's Leaf Warbler. It was a long time since I really went birdwatching. Last weekend the weather seemed pretty good for migration of birds, with an eastern component in the wind and a good period (end March). Already since 2006 I often count migration at migration site Ketelbrug-Kamperhoek. Yesterday I spent a couple of hour...
