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Kenfig Ringing Group: June 2015
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Monday, 29 June 2015. CES 6 - Kenfig 29/6/2015 - A Distinct Improvement. Enough of the gloom. Cedwyn, Phil and Chris met at 05:30, greeted by favourable conditions if slightly breezy. The nets were all set by 06:10 and a juvenile WILWA was in before we had left the ride. A steady trickle of birds throughout the morning kept us interested and of note were the:. I should add that Cedwyn should be credited for a large number the pictures used in the blog (usually the better ones). Totals for the day:. CES 4...
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Kenfig Ringing Group: CES 9 - Kenfig 30/7/2015 - What No Wind & Birds to ring!
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Saturday, 1 August 2015. CES 9 - Kenfig 30/7/2015 - What No Wind and Birds to ring! After having to abandon the idea of any ringing for CES 8 it was a relief to be able to put up all the nets for CES 9 with absolutely no wind. It may be a bit picky after the weather we have had to complain that a little less sun would have made the conditions perfect. Star bird was the Garden Warbler even if they are a little lacking in exotic plumage. Totals for the day:. 1 August 2015 at 20:34. 1 August 2015 at 20:35.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: July 2015
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Thursday, 16 July 2015. CES 7 - Kenfig 16/7/2015 - Well Almost. Cedwyn and Chris decided to risk doing session 7 even though the weather forecast was for a little more wind than we would wish. When we set the nets it was windy but didn't seem too bad and the first round caught 6 birds. By 07:30 we decided that after taking a dozen birds out of the extra nets it was getting too windy. By way of some small recompense the 18 birds in total were made up of 11 different species and included this Treecreeper.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: November 2014
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Monday, 24 November 2014. Ty'n-y-Caeau 24th November 2014. This morning I joined Heather Coats, Charlie Sargent and Phil Mead before dawn at a cold and frosty field in the Vale of Glamorgan. We set up our usual 260' of net along the hedge line and by the time we had tied the final pole we had caught two song thrushes - it augured well for the rest of the session (or did it)! Following two hours without a bird we decided to call it a day at 11:00 with the grand total of thirteen birds as follows:.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: December 2014
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014. Ty'n y Caeau - 30/12/2014. For what was likely to be the last ringing session of the year given the predicted weather Chris, Cedwyn and Charlie met at Ty'n Y Caeau at first light. We set up the the usual run of nets - 2x40 and 3x60 along the field edge. It was pretty chilly and the wind a little stronger than we would have wished. We were rewarded with a selection of birds in the first few rounds though the wind got up by about 11am which made it feel significantly colder.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: February 2015
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Friday, 20 February 2015. Ty'n y Caeau - 20/2/2015. Another disappointing session at TyC today though the weather looked like it would be favourable. We met at 07:00 and set up the usual run of nets adjacent to the feeder. Not much to say but that it was short on birds, though 4 species and a re-trap YELHA that was first caught here as a 5M on 27/3/2010. Total for the day:. Monday, 9 February 2015. Ty'n y Caeau - 9/2/2015. Totals for the day:. Tuesday, 3 February 2015. The Kenfig Ringing Group at last ha...
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Kenfig Ringing Group: April 2015
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Wednesday, 8 April 2015. Final Session of the Spring for Ty'n y Caeau - 8/4/2015. Cedwyn and Chris made it to Ty'n y Caeau for the last session and that's just as well since another of the bamboo poles snapped. Fortunately there was enough left to set the nets at a reasonable height. The rest are all showing their age now so the autumn sessions will probably require a whole new set of poles. Totals for the day:. Monday, 6 April 2015. Signs of Spring - Kenfig 4/4/15. Totals for the day:.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: September 2014
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Saturday, 20 September 2014. Opening Session at Ty'n-y-Caeau. I joined Heather Coats and Gail Cobbold at our Autumn/Winter ringing site in the Vale of Glamorgan. Conditions were ideal with hardly a breath of wind, an overcast sky and a large gathering of mixed finches taking station on the surrounding wires at the edge of the field before foraging among the crop for breakfast. Our total for the morning:. Friday, 12 September 2014. The crop looked better than it has for several years with lots of sunflowe...
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Kenfig Ringing Group: October 2014
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Monday, 13 October 2014. Ringing Demonstration 12 October. In the afternoon we moved near the reserve centre and put up two nets nearby. Further visitors enjoyed seeing some common birds in the hand. The aggressive nature of blue tits caused much entertainment as they pecked and tweaked my fingers during processing. Eager group waiting for next net round. Female goldcrest (picture by Becky). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Other Ringing Groups and Links. BTO - East Glamorgan. Ringing Demonstration 12 October.
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Kenfig Ringing Group: August 2014
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Thursday, 21 August 2014. CES 11 20/8/14 TREEmendous catch. I have to start with the fact that there were two new birds for me on CES 11! The first was the Grasshopper Warbler . The photo doesn't do it justice (and my fingers don't look that big in real life). Then there was the Tree Pipit. And not just the one, we caught 26 of them by the end of the day. Both these birds are proof that you don't need lots of colour to look stunning in the sunlight. Totals for the day:. Saturday, 9 August 2014. CES 10 st...