Richard Dann

A summary of the ringing year to date of the Gower Ringing Group #GowerBirds www.gowerbirds.org.uk/2025-the-yea...

Great image!

In mist nets, stretched between 2 poles, set up in the garden

I also thought that Bernie

I had a new species for the garden today with this juvenile Common Redstart. It’s a very scarce species locally and was a nice surprise. Hopefully a pair are nesting not too far away!
Species 68 on the garden ringing list #BirdRinging #Redstart #GowerBirds

Report received of a Chiffchaff controlled in my garden-

Age 4 male Chiffchaff
Ringed - 9 April 2025
Bryyncroes, Gwynedd, UK

recaptured - 1 May 2025
Southgate, Gower, UK

22 days later
Distance 145 km SSE

#BirdRinging #chiffchaff #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

Control of a Starling in my garden

Age 3 Starling
Ringed 31 May 2023
Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, UK

Recaptured 16 May 2025
Southgate, Gower Peninsula, UK

716 days later, 375km SSW

#BirdRinging #starling #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

#LimeHawkMoth and #PrivetHawkMoth from the moth trap in the garden last night. #moths #hawkmoths

#RingNeckedParakeet flying through my garden on Pennard Cliffs just now, a garden first!🦜 #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

A #Cuckoo caught in my garden on Pennard Cliffs became the 67 species for the garden ringing list this evening. There’s been at least one vocal individual along the cliffs here for the last 24 hours. #GowerBirds

13 Whimbrel spotted flying eastwards along Pennard Cliffs today. Also seen were Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, plenty of Whitethroats and a male Cuckoo that dropped into the garden this evening. #GowerBirds @gowerbirds.bsky.social

First #Wheatear of the year for me seen this morning on Cefn Bryn, Gower. Yellowhammer, Stonechat, Skylark, Meadow Pipit & Linnet also about. #GowerBirds

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Green Woodpecker have been very noticeably present on Pennard Cliffs over the winter. This smart female bird is the first one to be caught & ringed in the garden this year. #GreenWoodpecker #BirdRinging #GowerBirds

BBZ was seen feeding in my garden earlier this morning.
Thanks for your sighting and great image!

Wow!

The first fledgling I’ve sighted for 2025 is this #CollaredDove ,fresh from the nest in the garden in southern Cornwall. #CornwallBirds #fledgling

Fantastic!

Thanks for the sightings Alun. The distinctive white wing feather on AAV is a great aid to identification

I’m just very fortunate with the position of my garden, adjoining open fields and clifftop scrub.😅

South Gower coast facing across to Exmoor and Lundy

Thanks Barry. I was expecting more Goldcrests in the autumn after catching 40 in the previous year, unfortunately the numbers just seemed to drop off earlier this time.
The Nightjar was on my first attempt can you believe!

Getting a second Waxwing of the winter in February was a nice early treat.

Tawny Owl, Raven, Reed Bunting & Jay all evaded capture this year despite being present in the garden. #birdringing

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The Jackdaw RAS enjoyed a successful season with 200 Jackdaws ringed, up from a prev high of 82 in 2023, plus 270 field observations

Chiffchaff was the most numerous species this year with 300 birds, up from 79 in 2023.
Blackcap, WillowWarbler, Greenfinch & Linnet also did well
#birdringing
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Results from garden ringing in 2024.
2155 birds ringed of 54 species.
5 new species for the site were Nightjar, YellowWagtail, YellowBrowedWarbler , CettisWarbler & RingOuzel.
Some species numbers were up dramatically from previous totals, others were noticeably down. #birdringing
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I also have a few if you need anymore. DM me if you’re looking for anything in particular 👍