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Bird Ringing with a Difference

I wrote in a blog not long ago that Moorhen have big feet, but that I did not have a photo showing them. That can now….

Why was Roger in first thing this morning making a collection of hammers, string, furling sticks, radios, large net bags….

Again it was a cold morning, apparently -3 on arrival. Everything was crisp. As the morning went on the temperature edged….

The ice and the frost hung around all day, the low bright sun did little to warm anything but the view as I walked the reserve….

This was not the usual Tuesday at the reserve, instead of the usual volunteers coming in for 8.30 am, it was the bird….

Firstly an update on the ringing data. All the birds to date are in for the year 2016 and 10030 birds have been processed. ….

Having watched the weather forecast this morning, there is no chance of a white Christmas Day at Foxglove, with temperatures….

The last Friday before Christmas – how time flies! Thank you to Colin and Charlie who came in to help today. We appreciate….

Thank you to all who came to help on our last volunteer day before Christmas. Between us we’ve done water monitoring,….