Easily distracted by birds & moths. Birder, bird-ringing trainer in UK & Norway. North Wilts Ringing Group around Swindon, Salisbury Plain & Marlborough Downs
Swindon, Wiltshire
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Productive morning at Sevenhampton with 98 birds processed after the predicted fog never happened. 30 Redwing caught in a movement of 1200 birds. Also, heavy long winged continental type Blackbirds ringed, plus a new Marsh Tit & a late Blackcap @birdringing @migration
North Wilts Ringing Group ringing control: Blackcap ringed at Oude Schulpweg, Castricum, Netherlands on the 27th August 2026 and recovered by us on Salisbury Plain on the 26th September 2026. 30 days since ringed, 472km movement #birdringing #migration
End of season Salisbury Plain visit saw is process a decent 126 birds for this late in the season. 91 Chiffchaff & 24 Blackcap made up most of the catch. 22 Redwing & +100 Song Thrush passing through. Ceremonial dismantle of the bird hanger Over 4500 birds ringed here this year
Big drop off in migrant numbers since last weekend on Salisbury Plain. 57 Chiffchaff & 36 Blackcap the bulk of the catch with a single Reed Bunting for variety. We caught another foreign control Blackcap, this one from the Brussels scheme after last weeks Netherlands bird
Salisbury Plain session this morning with another 223 birds processed. Chiffchaff migration now in full effect with 116 caught inc 2 UK controls & 97 Blackcap inc an Arnheim Holland control. The only other warbler ringed was a tardy Grasshopper Warbler #birdringing #migration
Salisbury Plain again today with 192 birds ringed, 625 over the last 3 days. Another big 136 Blackcap with Chiffchaff now moving with 43. Also, 4 Sedge & singles of Whitethroat, Reed & Willow Warbler. Star bird was another stunning Wryneck, the 3rd of the Autumn #birdringing
More Salisbury Plain action today with a smaller team. Another big 132 Blackcap's processed along with the autumn's 3rd Firecrest, singles of Sedge, Grasshopper & Garden Warbler's plus 4 Whitethroat #birdringing #migration
A full on morning on Salisbury Plain saw us process 284 birds. You can kind of get fed up with Blackcap's when you catch 208 of them but we also managed 3 Stonechat, Redstart, 2 Grasshopper, 2 Reed, 10 Sedge, 1 Willow, 6 Whitethroat & 36 Chiffchaff #birdringing #migration
Another productive morning on Salisbury Plain with 226 birds processed. Blackcap season is well under way with 163 caught but we also ringed, 2 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 15 Sedge & 4 Reed Warbler's, 14 Chiffchaff & 11 Whitethroat which included 2 controls #birdringing
Another small scale session on Salisbury Plain today. Warbler variety is beginning to drop off & it was quiet for migrants. Still managed 5 Whinchat, 3 Redstart, Stonechat, Spotted Flycatcher, 50 Blackcap, 11 Sedge, 2 Reed, Garden, 4 Willow, 8 Whitethroat #birdringing
Salisbury Plain again today with just 2 of us but we still managed 125 birds ringed. Blackcap again with the highest no's with 71 plus, Tree Pipit, Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 9 Grasshopper, 21 Sedge, 2 Reed, 3 Garden Warbler's #birdringing #migration
Salisbury Plain today saw us process 224 birds. A big change in species make up with Blackcap's having increased massively during the week to 131 birds. Also caught: 2 Whinchat, Stonechat, 12 Willow, 21 Sedge, 8 Grasshopper Warbler's, 24 Whitethroat & bonus Wood Pigeon
Quiet migrant morning on Salisbury Plain due to heavy overnight rain but it didn't stop the quality birds. After catching Wryneck on Monday we caught the site 11th today as well as a Firecrest, 4 Whinchat, 2 Redstart & 6 Grasshopper Warbler #birdringing #migration
Spectacular CES11 on Salisbury Plain with the site's 10th Wryneck plus Firecrest & Spot Fly new for the year. 250 birds processed inc 12 Grasshopper, 8 Reed, 30 Sedge, 16 Willow, 15 Garden, 55 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser, 52 Blackcap. Water even fell out of the sky for 30 mins!
Limited Salisbury Plain session this morning. Still manged 105 new birds With 2 control Sedge, 1 a SEO Madrid & a Willow. 2nd Passage Nightjar ringed with 3 Redstart, Stonechat, Whinchat, 9 Grasshopper 25 Sedge, 2 Reed, 6 Willow, 7 Garden, 23 Whitethroat #birdringing #migration
North Wilts Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed Cumrue Loch, Dumfries & Galloway on the 14th August 2022, controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 8th August 2026. 1455 days since ringed, 449km movement. So far this bird has made 8 journey's across the Sahara
Another great morning on Salisbury Plain with 222 birds processed. 1st Nightjar of the migrant season plus Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 2 Tree Pipit, 6 Grasshopper, 10 Reed, 64 Sedge, 12 Willow, 20 Garden, 53 Whitethroat & Lesser Whitethroat #birdirnging #migration
Lots of migrants on Salisbury Plain this morning with 215 birds processed. 2 Redstart, Stonechat, 6 Whinchat, 3 Tree Pipit, 10 Grasshopper, 10 Reed, 40 Sedge 22 Garden, 16 Willow Warbler's. Also 54 Whitethroat & Lesser. #birdirnging #migration
Some fantastic birds from Salisbury Plain CES9 today. 230 birds processed: 3 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, Tree Pipit plus 14 Grasshopper, 42 Sedge, 15 Reed, 17 Garden, 7 Willow Warbler's, 23 Blackcap, 51 Whitethroat & a single Lesser #birdringing #migration
Salisbury Plain CES 8 today: 173 birds processed which included another 3 Redstart's one of which was so young it must have fledged close by. We also ringed a massive 54 new Whitethroats which after having what seems a good winter have had a fantastic breeding season #birdringing
