I have been up to the ringing site at Billinge twelve times since 6th April but the catches have been quite small, hence the lack of blog po...

I nearly didn't go out this morning as the forecast said there was going to be more of a breeze than yesterday but the chance of catchin...

The prospect of catching more Redpolls tempted me out again this morning and the usual 3 nets produced 34 birds in just over 3 hours but no ...

Another 2 disappointing visits to the site at Billinge but at least the garden is producing better than expected results. Billinge 12th Se...

September is a month when autumn migration is normally in full swing and even if one species doesn't deliver another usually does. Howev...

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...

There was a general lack of birds and in many respects it was very disappointing morning but there were a few bits of interest that were top...

Lots of sunshine but not many birds just about sums up the visit to Billinge this morning. I had thought the clear conditions would prompt s...

I have managed to get out nearly every morning since my last post although some of the sessions were affected by fog, delayed and/or curtail...

Decent weather has been at a premium this August so it has been a case of trying to get out ringing whenever conditions and circumstances al...