September – October 2019
Highlights included a record count for Greylags, visits from Marsh Harrier and Raven, and the best showing of Yellow Wagtails for 30 years.
Rye Meads Ringing Group
Information and activities
Rye Meads Ringing Group
Information and activities
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July – August 2019
Bumper numbers of small birds, a long-staying Marsh Harrier, and our first Little Owl for five years.
Ringing Review of 2018
After a challenging year for birds, our ringing totals were the lowest for six years, but we did ring our 141st new species.
May – June 2019
A good period for waders, from small to very large, and encouraging numbers of warblers.
March – April 2019
This period saw the first record of our 228th species, a Cattle Egret, and the second record of Common Crane.
January – February 2019
In sharp contrast to last year the final week of February included some lovely warm spring days; sadly, the birds found were largely unexciting.
What we saw in 2018
How did winter mortality, poor migrant return, and difficult breeding conditions affect the species we saw in 2018? Not as you might think!
November – December 2018
It was very quiet during this period, with the highlights being Marsh Tit and Water Pipit. Even the everyday birds seemed to be scarcer than usual for the time of year.
It isn’t Slow, and it isn’t a Worm
When you go to do a ringing session, you never know what you might encounter. And sometimes it isn't just birds - sometimes it's reptiles!
A close encounter with Tawny Owlets
A report on the ringing of our latest brood of Tawny Owls at Rye Meads, from the owl box beside the Scrape