Controls
Controls are birds ringed elsewhere which we subsequently catch at Rye Meads. We control a lot fewer birds than we get recoveries from those that we ring, but it is always exciting to catch a bird with a strange ring, especially if that ring is from a foreign ringing scheme.
The details can sometimes take a while to come through to us, but here are some of the more interesting Controls whose ringing details have been notified to the Group.
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!
More…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.
More…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!
More…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
More…Weekend of 30-31 March 2019
Saturday: down at 6amSunday: not down
More…Weekend of 23-24 March 2019
At last some benign weather for us ringers? This is also Duck Count weekend.
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