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The past month has flown by and a fair bit of time has been taken up with the Barn Owl Survey. The trail cams seem to be behaving better which is a relief. Having persuaded the Ornithological Section to buy three, I was worried that they were not going to deliver the evidence of breedingContinue reading “Barn Owl Catch-up, Wednesday 13th July”

Many gulls around Guernsey have coloured plastic rings. Most were ringed a few years ago at Chouet where hundreds of gulls congregated around the refuse tip. Each bird has its own unique code and when a sighting is reported at http://birdrings.digimap.gg/?fbclid=IwAR1Hu8d44Y6EX0CoZynUeAviKoNdyTIjLSl-AA7lDzYd6GN5MIRGtQ1jkVk previous sightings of the individual are shown. I photographed the Herring Gull in theContinue reading “14th June, Colour-ringed Gulls”

Guernsey’s Barn Owl Survey has been a bumpy ride so far. The first two years were sabotaged by covid. We were able to do the desk work but couldn’t get out into the field. This spring, we were all set to go, after La Société’s Bird Section bought three trail cams. They have been putContinue reading “Wednesday 25 May, Barn Owl’sTeething Troubles!”