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.
November-December 2021
This was a quiet period: wildfowl seemed to desert us, and winter visitors were low in number. But we did set a site record for one species...
More…Ringing Review of 2021
A bad breeding season, no access to Thames Water land, further Covid restrictions... Ringing totals were low, but where were the bright spots?
More…September-October 2021 – a tale of three pipits
As the last of the summer visitors left, and our winter visitors started to arrive, it was good to find three species of pipit!
More…July-August 2021 – a damp squib
Further wet weather impacted second broods, and we still cannot access Thames Water land; but there were still some interesting birds to report.
More…May-June 2021 – Cool, wet and downbeat
The cool wet weather was great for wildflowers but not for breeding birds, and many species have struggled. But there were a few highlights!
More…Tales from the Slick
Scillies pelagic - or, Three Men in a Boat! Alan Harris recounts the experiences of an RMRG expedition to see pelagic seabirds off Scilly.
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