Evidence of autumn passage at Abberton this week. We caught a Sedge Warbler that had been ringed two weeks ago near Peterborough, 104 km SE.
Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years
Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years
Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost
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It’s been a busy spring at Abberton. Among the highlights this Belgian Reed Warbler in May (ringing details awaited).
Joy at Abberton Res yesterday where for the third year out of four the CES team caught this Nightingale originally ringed in The Gambia in January 2020. Now 7 years old and still going strong. Just brilliant! 🇬🇲🇬🇧 @btobirds.bsky.social @essexbirdnews.bsky.social
Treecreeper, Cetti’s Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat were among the birds to feature during our opening CES #birdringing session of the year.
Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Here’s a really nice movement of a Cetti’s Warbler last year. Ringed by us at Abberton Res, Essex on 14 July, then caught again at Leighton Moss, Lancashire on 9 November. 354 km NW. A top example of juvenile female Cetti’s dispersal, right to edge of range.
Ringing recovery: a Reed Warbler ringed at Abberton Res on 20 July was caught 10 days later at Clopton, Cambridgeshire. WNW movement of 71 km.
Better late than never: a recently fledged Nightingale at today’s Abberton CES. 🤎
First juvenile birds of the CES season at Abberton yesterday, including several rather cute Long-tailed Tits. #birdringing
He’s back! Lovely start to this year’s Abberton CES for @btobirds.bsky.social with return of a Nightingale we first caught in May 2023 that had originally been ringed, in it’s first winter, in The Gambia 🇬🇲 in January 2020. Now 6 years old with 12 migrations completed. Epic! #birdringing #ukbirding
