This morning's bird ringing highlight: a male Grasshopper Warbler! After over four weeks of hearing one reeling at this site, it was great to finally catch it in the net. (A first for me).

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Absolutely worth the 03:00 am start.

Last week, I helped to ring and process 46 Sand Martins 🪶 — under licence from the BTO — including 6 retraps that had safely returned to East Lothian from their overwintering grounds in W. Africa.

All wrapped up with a beautiful sunrise over the Forth. 🌅

The 12th phenoweb.org field season is underway!

What a beautiful couple of days spent rambling around the Scottish Highlands checking nest boxes 🪹!

Final 2024/25 @btobirds.bsky.social winter ringing session in East Lothian. A good haul of 141 birds, and I *finally* got my hands on a siskin!

All birds handled and ringed under licence.

Excellent start to 2025! A total of 215 new #birds ringed (+5 retraps) from 14 species, including: lesser redpoll, yellowhammer, house and tree sparrow, and more than 50 chaffinch!

All handled and ringed under licence from @btobirds.bsky.social.

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Another fantastic morning #birdringing ( #birdbanding ) w/ Lothian Ringing Group. 64 birds ringed (+30 retraps) from 13 species. Highlights included: reed bunting, siskin, and redwing.

All birds handled and ringed under licence from @btobirds.bsky.social

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