News today of a Starling, first ringed in a Blaenpennal garden in Ceredigion, Wales on the 29th Dec 2020 and retrapped 1177 days later and 1688kn to the east on 20th March 2024 in Silutes, Lithuania Wendy James

Another spring complete, three superb months at the #jewsgatefieldcentre #Gibraltar . Highlights were ringing Alpine Swift, Booted Eagle, Black-eared Wheatear and two African Chaffinches
Ty all GONHS Gibraltar

Spring ringing on Gibraltar is about quality. Wryneck, Woodchat Shrike, Melodious, Orphean and Bonelli’s Warbler, Tree Pipit and Redstart. What a morning ! @gonhs #gibraltar #birdringing

A few of you may remember “Three Amigos Birding” our blog that ran for 15 years. The travels of Steve Copsey, Tony Tindale and my good self. Well we’ve moved to blogger. Take a look at threeamigosrideagain.blogspot.com Here’s to a few more years and more adventures to come 😁

This Alpine Swift was brought into #jewsgatefieldcentre this morning. Much larger than expected with needle like claws. Quickly ringed by us and released by the guys at the raptor rehabilitation unit GONHS Gibraltar

This Tree Pipit is the first March ringing record since we started recording. Before this it was the 4th April 2015 #gibraltar #gonhs

This Robust Tabby (Pandesma robusta) trapped today at Jew’s Gate, #Gibraltar is slighty fresher than Portland Bird Observatory from October 22 GONHS Gibraltar

What a totally unexpected catch in the #jewsgatefieldcentre nets. A Red-rumped Swallow. Common on passage but not ringed in the spring since 2013. #Gibraltar ⁦GONHS Gibraltar⁩

A huge amount of scrub clearance and habitat management has seen #culverwell transformed in the last few weeks. New net rides and new challenges in Spring 24. I cant wait 😁 Portland Bird Observatory

Last day at Ngulia and catching area nets taken down followed by a cake celebrating 55 years of #nguliaringing . Just the night nets left with hopes for a final ‘fall’ #Kenya

If your going to ring your first Golden Oriole, it has to be a spanking male ! #nguliaringing Thanks to ⁦Martin Cade⁩ for handing it over. #palearcticmigrant

After ringing Isabelline and Northern a few days ago, I completed the migrant Wheatear “trifecta” with this 1st winter male Pied earlier today. #nguliaringing Martin Cade

Sure A Rocha Kenya will have a fuller report on events but propitious conditions last night dropped plenty of migrants at Ngulia safari Lodge to keep #nguliaringing busy: 459 ringed at night and another 602 this morning.

Day one of #nguliaringing in Tsavo West, Kenya. No big falls but some lovely local afrotropical birds including this smart #bare -eyedthrush ⁦Martin Cade⁩

Now in the Taita Hills, Kenya and all three endemics ticked off. I asked Martin Cade for a blue, green, yellow and red bird and he duly obliged. Have a go at naming the species.

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