Mark Cutts

There are records of Essex Skipper for Portland but all the targeted searches for them that we've ever heard of have drawn a blank so they must be genuinely few and far between here - this one beside the beach road last evening is the first we've ever seen on the island

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A female African Chaffinch trapped yesterday at #jewsgate #gibraltar. A great opportunity to take measurements of a seldom ringed species. #birdringing

Thanks chaps 👍

This moth trapped at Jews Gate, #Gibraltar two nights ago. Proving a head scratcher. Thoughts please @davegrundy.bsky.social

Trapping at Jew’s Gate Field Centre. Winds were from the SE and S. Moving to Southerlies again on Friday

A few Cornifrons ulceratalis passing few Gibraltar in the last two days. On their way to you @davegrundy.bsky.social #moths

Its going to be a good year for Blackcaps. I started here in Gibraltar on the 15th Jan and already have 172 Blackcaps. To get to this figure in the last two years, 2024 15th April. 2023 12th Feb. #birdringing #Gibraltar

Leaving #Kenya with some great birding on our way to Nairobi. Coursers and Bustards are hard to see so #white-belliedbustard and #three-bandedcourser were a treat to see #ngutunisafarilodge

Birding on the #Kenya east coast with Martin C. A visit to Arabuko/Sokoke forest. Scops 👍 Pipit 😞 and this confiding Malindi Pipit amongst other gems.

Final total for Ngulia 2024 - an respectable 13,328 Eastern Palearctic Migrants. Two weeks of great birds and good people.
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We just passed 10,000 trapped and ringed birds in 11 days at Ngulia Safari Lodge, Tsavo West. A Eurasian Scops Owl was a surprise in the night. #kenya #nguliaringing #birdringing

No mist meant not many migrants with just over 90 ringed in the morning. The local “afro-tropical” species didnt fail to deliver. From Sunbirds to Hornbills, everyone “oohed and aahed” at each new bird. Female Black Cuckooshrike #nguliaringing #kenya #birdringing

The first night’s ringing at #Ngulia produced over 900 birds. Nets up just after midnight and finishing at midday. Corncrake hadn’t been seen for about 10 years, so two were a surprise. #nguliaringing #kenya #birdringing

31 days at Jews’ Gate, Gibraltar and 2644 birds ringed of 31 species. 1189 Blackcaps. Highlights, in brackets the total “ever ringed” Brambling (14), Redwing (16), two Bullfinch (29), Dunnock (29) thanks to all who took part #GONHS #birdringing #straitofgibraltarbirdobservatory

Redwing this morning at Jews’ Gate. Only the 16th ever ringed here. One of 80+ birds, amazing for this late in the autumn. #GONHS #straitofgibraltarbirdobservatory
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Gibraltar ringing totals to follow. Today out in the Cadiz area. Globally endangered Northern Bald Ibis, 40-50 birds around the Marisma de Barbate

With migrant passage rather sparse, this juvenile male Kestrel was a pleasant and rather feisty surprise. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
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With a few August ringing records over the years, this male Firecrest is still rather early for this traditional late autumn migrant. #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

This is Grey Wagtail No.37 for the year. The previous best annual total at @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social was 36 way back in 1989. Great to see these beautiful birds doing so well. #birdringing

Smart juvenile Whinchat from the obs fields. Gorgeous day on the south coast, birds moving, love it.
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When birds are quiet go looking for Shieldbugs ! Down Shieldbug a B#stard Toadflax specialist @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

This juvenile Yellow Wagtail is No.65 on the list of species I have ringed at Culverwell, small copse about 300 metres north of Portland bird obs, since I started in November 2018. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
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In small numbers so far this August. My first notable Tree Pipit movement today. #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Great to see the light back working again #moonlight @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

My first Garden Warbler of the autumn. Slow at the moment but I know birds will come. I used to get presents at Christmas, now I want presents every day 🥳 #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Birdsong on migration LINKED PAPER Redistribution of songbirds within a migratory stopover site as a response to sylviid warbler song playback. Lehnardt, Y., Sapir, N. 2024. IBIS. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.13330 VIEW Birders fro...

Always a fascination for bird ringers #ornithology #birdringing bou.org.uk/blog-lehnard...

Check out our blog about the male and female African Chaffinches ringed this spring on Gibraltar. Good fun to write. #ornithology #birdringing
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A great morning’s ringing at #culverwell, very busy with 62 new birds and four, yes, four controls. Two Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher.
More details to follow. #birdringing @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social