Friday, 27 December 2019

Waxwings 2019

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Before you read this, and in case you don’t get further, please go and look at your local waxwings for colour rings, and photograph them in ...
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Thursday, 5 December 2019

Redpoll madness!

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Lesser redpoll In 2016 we achieved the highest ever redpoll total for Grampian Ringing Group, with 2280 lesser redpolls and 45 com...
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Monday, 13 May 2019

Bennachie Ringing Demonstration 13 April 2019

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On Saturday 13 April we were invited to host a ringing demonstration at the Bennachie Visitor Centre. It was a very chilly day but the ...
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Wednesday, 20 March 2019

Blue tits done - good job it wasn't coal tits

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Many thanks to David Norman and the BTO for spicing up our University training site ringing this winter with a new Blue Tit moult/survival...
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Sunday, 20 January 2019

Waxwing and waning (…and resighting!)

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With several reports of waxwings up and down the east coast from mid-October excitement mounted for hopes of a another of Aberdeen’s bumper...
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Sunday, 2 December 2018

A day in the life of a trainee

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On an unseasonably warm November morning, several members of the group braved the darkness to head out to the finch ringing site at Girdlene...
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Thursday, 15 February 2018

Frozen Water Helps Identify Visiting Gulls

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Cold conditions can result in some of our local lochs and ponds freezing over. This can be a disadvantage for birders as most waterbirds mo...