A nice Start at the end
Jan Swan was lucky enough to catch our best bird of the autumn so far. Here she recounts the experience and tells how it was identified, aged and sexed.
Rye Meads Ringing Group
Information and activities
Rye Meads Ringing Group
Information and activities
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Little Stint at Rye Meads… Hail the Lemming!
What is the connection between Little Stints at Rye Meads, Lemmings and Motorhead? Alan Harris explains!
Mystery bird…!
Not a mega rarity but an unusual bird for Rye Meads. What is it and why is the wing important in ageing it?
Every picture tells a story…
This circle of feathers was found at Rye Meads last month. Clearly a bird has met an untimely end, but what more can we deduce from this crime scene?
Mar – Apr 2016
Yellow, black and red were themes of the period, with the headlines provided by a long-staying Yellow-browed Warbler.
Jan – Feb 2016
Winter warbler wonderland - chiffs, blackcaps, crests galore!
Common Crane – April 2014
Notes on two Common Cranes seen first at Amwell and then Rye Meads, April 2014
Review of Raptors at Rye Meads
A review of the striking changes in occurrence of raptor species at Rye Meads since the Group's foundation in 1960
Summer Black-headed Gulls here, Chiffchaffs there…
Some indications of the origins of our wintering Black-headed Gulls and Chiffchaffs and some controls from our hirundine roost netting
Gulls in Spain and ducks in France
Some recoveries from our Black-headed Gull colony, our celebrity Bearded Tit controlled again, and various warblers in Europe