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Owl + Kestrel ringing
Last week I had a brilliant morning ringing and checking in owl and Kestrel boxes with Chris, Eleanor and Ava. coque iphone pas cher Our first stop was to ring some Little Owls. coque iphone 2019 3 were in the box and luckily all the chicks were big enough to ring. coque iphone xs max Next were the Barn Owls in a garden. coqueiphone It was a very big brood of 6 chicks, but only 5 were ringed due to one being too small. The chicks were aged on weight which was interesting to see as the larger chicks of the brood were weighing what they should have weeks later!…
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Camera trap footage
This is out camera trap footage of our badgers that come to the garden most nights. acheter coque iphone en ligne They love red suet pellets and don’t like melon. coque iphone soldes They have climbed our fence a few times to get at fat blocks and knock out the bird feeders and it’s really exciting to know they come. coque iphone We have two coming and one is smaller than the other. coque iphone 2019 soldes Stealing fat blocks.
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Fieldfares in the garden
This is our film of a group of fieldfares that came to our garden during the coldest weather in February. coque iphone 8 They loved the strawberry tops and even fought the starlings over them. coque iphone xs max Annoyingly, coque iphone they spent long periods of time in our neighbour’s tree where there was no food for them! Eventually, coque iphone they did come down.
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Hawfinches
We went to see the hawfinches at St Werburgh’s Church in Kingsley. coque iphone pas cher They were a brilliant sighting and my first new species of 2018. outlet coque iphone They have amazingly big crushing beaks and had been eating yew berries.
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Shillito Woods birds
This is a film of the birds we see at Shillito Woods near Baslow. coque iphone pas cher We have seen many different species here, coqueiphone including yellowhammers, coque iphone 2019 reed buntings, coque iphone xs max goldcrest and siskin.
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Woodpecker in the garden
This is my film of our male woodpecker that comes in the cold weather to the garden. coque iphone 7 He has recently been joined by a female. coque iphone 2019 They come for bird peanut butter and warm fat.
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Photos from the Cairngorms
These are photos from the Cairngorms where we went in late December. coque iphone soldes We saw loads of incredible species including crested tits, coque iphone snow buntings, coque iphone 8 a long-tailed duck and a red squirrel.
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Scotland films
These are some of the films we took on our holiday in Scotland in August. coque iphone xr This one was taken on a boat trip from Arisaig to Muck and Eigg. coque iphone 2019 These are common dolphins and it was amazing to see them so close to the boat.
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Ageing details I have learnt so far
These are the details about ageing and sexing birds that I have had in the hand so far during training to ring: Ageing blue tits: You can tell by the colour of the primary coverts and alula. coque iphone en ligne In adults, the primary coverts and alula are bright blue. In 1st to 2nd year individuals, the primary coverts and alula are a dull bluish-green. Sexing great tits: In males, the black stripe down the underparts is glossy and widening to a large patch between the legs. coque iphone 6 In females, the black stripe is dull grey-black, quite narrow and sometimes broken. Ageing coal tits: In adults, the greater coverts…
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Reed bunting
We have been really fortunate to have had reed buntings in our garden for the past few weeks. We have counted at least three males altogether recently, but when there was snow on the ground there was only one.
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Kingfisher eating fish
This is a film of the kingfisher down at Via Gellia Mill near Cromford. These are the best views I have ever had of it and it was so close to the window.
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Badgers caught in the act 2
We had more footage of our pair of badgers on our camera traps from last night.
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Crossbills at the Goyt Valley
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Water rail at Attenborough Nature Reserve
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Painted snipe
