A Waxwing restoration…
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| Color- ringed Waxwing – Jen Evans |
A small variety of Waxwings had been seen each day on the Teifi Marshes from the seventh January, one of many seven on the twenty fourth was seen to be color ringed. It was ringed by the Mid Wales Ringing Group close to Treowen Leisure Centre in Newtown, Powys on 2nd January 2024. Considered one of 25 ringed out of a flock of 67. Due to Tony Cross for the ringing particulars.
An replace from Tony about different actions of Waxwings ringed in Newtown… Onward Waxwing actions
Arfon, out lamping with trainees, has captured and ringed the vast majority of the Group’s Woodcock this winter. A number of website trustworthy returning birds and this chicken both a passage or a chilly climate motion from traditional wintering website.
Woodcock EM33240
Ringed Benington, Hertfordshire 09/01/2023
Re-encountered Glanwern, Carmarthenshire 06/01/2024 362 days 262km W
The Group has color ringed native Chough pulli over a number of years for the The Cross and Stratford Welsh Chough venture.
An entire image of the resightings has just lately develop into accessible by way of DemOn. A complete of 55 sightings of 6 of the color ringed pulli.
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| Resighting areas of domestically ringed Chough |
Reed Buntings and administration of the Teifi Marshes reed mattress.
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| A color-ringed Reed Bunting ringed in 2020, resighted 13 instances |
This week, the annual reed reduce close to Mallard conceal was accomplished. Because the signal within the photograph beneath discusses, the removing of outdated reed, and the fixed new progress does assist the general vigour of the reedbed.
That is invaluable to our Reed Bunting RAS and color ringing venture. Earlier than the reed grows, and at excessive tide the realm is utilized by roosting Curlew and Snipe.
By mid April this new reed reduce ought to be alive with White Wagtails feeding previous to roost and the early Sedge and Reed Warblers singing.
The reed reduce does imply now we have to arrange new web rides, earlier than the waterfowl begin nesting. Rides to be prepared for our migration monitoring beginning with passage Sedge Warblers, our peak passage within the first week of Could.
Alan Jones, an area thatcher and carpenter brings a small crew and a few particular gear to come back to chop and bundle the reeds for thatch. This video of Alan at work exhibits the approach .
Find out how to harvest water reed for thatching
The AGM was held at The Grosvenor Resort in Cardigan on twenty fifth January 2024. All enterprise was efficiently accomplished and plans had been mentioned for the approaching 12 months.
(Wealthy D and Wendy J)
