by Helen Cripps | Jan 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ringing Report 30 December 2025 The weather was cold, dry and still. The catch this time was of a similar size as the one at the beginning of December but the mix of ages was very different. Where as the early December catch was two thirds juveniles, this catch was...
by Helen Cripps | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ringing Report 2 – 3 December 2025 The weather was still, cold and at times misty with temperatures close to freezing. The catch shows the variety of bird species on the Island. The Woodpecker was a juvenile male. The Coal Tit was the second juvenile one caught in the...
by Helen Cripps | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ringing Report 17 – 18 November 2025 The weather was dry, cold, and almost without wind. The Island was wet from some significant rainfall two days before. The conditions resulted in a good catch, the highlights being a Jay and Kingfisher. The first Redwing of the...
by Helen Cripps | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The European Cauliflower Gall 22.10.25 Holt Island has a number of Ash trees on it; the trees have large bunches of Ash keys. But if one looks closely there are a number of brown lumps in with the Ash keys. These are European Cauliflower Ash Galls. They are formed by...
by Helen Cripps | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ringing Report 15 – 16 October 2025 The weather was mostly overcast, but still with occasional sunshine. The catch was a large one with 55 Blue Tits being caught. A lot of new first year birds were amongst those caught but also ones that had not been caught since this...
