Well I am still here, for the time being at least, and my study Starlings seem too be doing particularly well. My RAS season started on 21st...

It has taken a while, and much longer than I would have liked, but I have finally got round to posting on the blog again. I am not one for m...

The first juvenile Starling caught for ringing this morning was the 100th of this season and it was quickly followed by another 24. Produ...

Apologies for the lack of posts recently but I have been busy with one thing or another and there has not been a great deal of interest to r...

It has been very quiet at Billinge over the last week and 4 visits (22nd, 24th, 25th & 28th) only resulted in a combined total of 7 bird...

Sorry for doing another post about my Starling RAS project but it is virtually all I do in May on the birding front. It has been particularl...

I am surprised I have not had complaints from neighbours about the number of Starlings that are coming to the feeders as they have been maki...

The first juvenile Starling of the spring was seen in the garden today. This is a week later than last year and 11 days earlier than in 2015...

This year's Starling RAS has just passed the half way mark and 89 different adults have been recorded in the garden in the first 18 days...

Although my Starling RAS period has come to an end I am still in Starling mode and catching lots of juveniles. I have caught 104 since my la...

Over the past few weeks most of my ringing effort has been directed at my Starling RAS which runs from 21st April to 24th May each year. A t...

Up to a dozen Siskins are still visiting the feeders each day or perhaps I should say the peak daily count is currently 12 and has been for ...