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.
Ringing review of 2019
Highlights included record annual totals for Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Reed Warbler; and equal record for Tawny Owl.
More…January – February 2020
The weather was wild, wet and windy, but the birding was generally quiet; nevertheless there were a few highlights.
More…November – December 2019
Our third ever Merlin, a Whooper Swan, a Siberian Chiffchaff and a very late Swallow all brightened a dull period.
More…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.
More…July – August 2019
Bumper numbers of small birds, a long-staying Marsh Harrier, and our first Little Owl for five years.
More…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.
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