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May: Some more #birding. The woodpecker chicks are always noisy.

June: Trip to #Warsaw and #Masuria with the family. My Partner competed in the Crossminton world championship in Warsaw so we took the opportunity for an extended stay. First time. Will come again.

July: More birding and first time seeing and hearing Bee-Eater.

August: The top birding highlight of the year with the #BirdRinging seminar in the Ore Mountains area.

A tree with a textured trunk featuring two hollow cavities and surrounded by lush green leaves. A woodpecker, is flying away from the tree.

A serene lakeside view framed by lush green trees. The foreground features a grassy area with a pathway leading to the water, where a small dock is visible. The background includes distant trees and a partly cloudy sky.

A bird (Bee-Eater) flying against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

A person is holding a small owl in their hand, surrounded by lush green foliage and leaves.

Recently I attended a #BirdRinging course and want to learn more about #birds #biology and #ecology

I also do some sound work and was lucky to produce a short audio documentary with a friend of mine for Deutschlandfunkkultur (https://www.hoerspielundfeature.de/doku-drops-5-die-landschaft-spricht-102.html)

I also organize and give #workshops about #fieldrecording and #acoustics in general.

I mainly post in english but sometimes also in german depending on the content I share.

So that's all for now. To good toots everyone.

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Some pictures from the bird ringing event we went to last week #wildlifephotography #birdringing

Close shot of a blackbird held inside the ornithologist's hand. It's a... well, it's a black bird, somewhat bigger than a human hand with a strong orange color inside of its beak. It looks kinda surprised.

Close shot of an eurasian blackap held on two of the ornithologist's fingers. It's a very small bird, a couple fingers tall, kinda squat. His face is kinda grumpy. It's a very beautiful bird.

Seeking wisdom from anyone familiar with bird banding and experience with reporting a bird band number… more specifically, I would like to know if it’s possible to report a partial number?

The backstory: I've been observing a family of Swainson’s hawks in our neighbourhood for the last 9 years. A new male replaced the patriarch in 2023. He is banded.

Despite my best photographing efforts, I have only confirmed the last 5 digits of the number, plus one other digit for sure (but unsure of its position). He will surely be leaving soon on his epic migration to Argentina.

I would love to know his story. Am I out of luck?

#birds #birdBanding #alberta #birdsOfAlberta #birdRinging #birdOfPrey #SwainsonsHawks #reportAbirdBand #birdIdentification #yyc #calgary #calgaryWildlife #albertaWildlife #birdsOfCanada #birdsOfCalgary #raptors #birdsofmastodon

While on a wander around #SlievenacloyNatureReserve this morning I got a few shot of this lovely male #Redpoll.
After processing the images at home I noticed he was wearing some jewellery!
I doubt it’s enough to report but interesting nonetheless.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #passerine #ring #ringing #birdringing #Slievenacloy #belfast #lisburn #northernireland @RSPB @_bto

Waterbird Colour Marking - seen a duck or a goose with a colour ring in Ireland and the UK? You can now look it up on this great website

https://waterbirdcolourmarking.org/

#Ornithology #BirdRinging #BirdBanding #ecology

Measuring the tarsus of an adult male Hooded Warbler on his way through #BatonRouge on spring migration. All banding is being conducted under state and federal permits.

#BirdBanding #BirdRinging #ornithology #birds #warblers

Photo of me holding a pair of calipers and a tiny bright black and yellow bird

📣 An updated version of the #GreifswalderOie #shinyapp is now live at

🔗 https://is.gd/xnT35p

In 2023, middle spotted woodpecker was recorded on the island for the first time and white-tailed eagle was added to the list of breeding birds.
A big thanks to everyone involved!

#birdringing #birding #birdobs

Upcoming workshop by the Ferraz Population Biology lab and the Mantiqueira Bird Observatory (OAMa). It is the seventh Bird Banding and Molt Analysis Course (BBMA VII). Check it out: http://ferrazlab.org/workshops #birds #birdringing #birdbanding #training #monitoring #ecology #ornithology #AtlanticForest

Bird banding course advertising flyer with picture of a hand-held bird on the left and course information on the right.

Ett kärt återseende. Blåmes som märktes i oktober förra året fångades och kontrollerades idag igen. #ringmärkning #fåglarivastmanland #birdringing #birdbanding #fågelskådning #birding

The joy of being back in the field. #ornithology #fieldwork #birdringing #motus

Highlights from ringing training in Caithness #BirdRinging #ornithology

Check out our latest update to the #birds of #GreifswalderOie #shinyapp
Including the first records of sooty shearwater, Audouin's gull, and zitting cisticola!

➡️ https://is.gd/xnT35p

#birdringing #birding #birdobs

Public service announcement to all small birds - if you fly in to watch a group of bird ringers at their processing station you are likely to get some new bling... Our 4th Black Redstart ever to be ringed at Gatwick, and by far the most obliging 😂 All birds ringed under licence #BiodiversityGatwick #birdringing #btobirdringing #birding #wildliferecording

Here’s a selection of colourful ducks that I caught and ringed under licence recently. Goosander, Teal and Goldeneye. I’ve been working on a Goosander tracking project the past couple of years and it’s always a thrill to catch one. HPAI is a worry and strict bio security protocols are adhered to while ringing birds #birdringing

Met a #turnstone with a bit of bling during this morning’s #2minutebeachclean
The fog & grey skies didn’t help my bridge camera out. Have managed to identify some of the details. The ring appears very worn. Hoping we’ll meet up again tomorrow. #birdringing #waders #birds #Norfolk

Close upon ring on turnstone’s right leg

Shortly after an out of control black & white #GreatDane tried to knock me over on #Overstrand beach, one of my favourite things happened….we spotted a ringed bird on the sea defences. I managed to get a pic with my bridge camera. We returned home, I cranked up my Mac, read the ring & reported a magnificent #GreatBlackbackedGull
#birdringing #Norway #ornithology . #Norfolk #NorthSea #simplepleasures

Fascinating creatures.

Ringed Great Black-backed gull on groyne.

This weekend I’m in beautiful Carrbridge for the Scottish Ringers Conference, which makes a welcome return after a 2 year hiatus. Some great talks on ringing a wide variety of birds, and nice to see the demo of Crested Tit ringing again. Feeling inspired to get out and gather some more bird data #birdringing #ornithology