Final CES on Salisbury Plain for the year gave an outstanding 242 birds processed. Another Nightjar, 2 Stonechat, 6 Whinchat, 2 Redstart, 3 Tree Pipit, 17 Grasshopper, 7 Reed, 28 Sedge, 11 Garden Warbler's, 19 Whitethroat & a massive 111 Blackcap #birdringing #migration

Bonus Salisbury Plain session this morning with limited nets. 124 birds processed: Whinchat, 2 Redstart, 2 Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, 9 Grasshopper, 3 Reed, 15 Sedge, 8 Garden, 4 Willow Warbler's. Blackcap's no's now taking off with 58 caught #birdringing #Migration

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire on the 1st July 2025, controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 17th August 2025. 47 days since ringed, 345km movement #birdringing #Migration

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Grasshopper Warbler ringed on the 9th August 2025 at Chippenham Fen, Cambridgeshire controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 17th August 2025. 8 days since ringed, 201km movement #birdringing #Migration

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing recovery: Sedge Warbler ringed by us on Salisbury Plain on the 11th August 2024, recovered at Carey Floodplain, Wareham, Dorset on the 24th July 2025. 347 days since ringed, 62km movement #birdringing #Migration

Solo effort on Salisbury Plain this morning. North breeze so very quiet but managed another 2 Nightjar's taking us to a record 11 for the Autumn. 2nd Firecrest in 2 days & control Grasshopper & Sedge Warbler. Also Whinchat & 5 Garden Warbler #birdringing

Salisbury Plain CES11 today. Below par 161 birds processed but serious quality with 4 Nightjar, Firecrest, Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Whinchat, Stonechat, 7 Grasshopper, 7 Reed, 23 Sedge, 5 Willow, 13 Garden Warbler's, 33 Blackcap, 31 Whitethroat. Amazing stuff #birdringing

North Wiltshire Ringing Group ringing control: Sedge Warbler ringed at Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour, Dorset on the 6th August 2025. Controlled by us on Salisbury Plain on the 10th August 2025. 4 days since ringed, 56 km northerly movement #birdringing

Bonus Salisbury Plain session today. Just 2 of us so limited nets. Yet another Nightjar in a new cunningly set net, 3 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 57 Sedge, 3 Reed, 15 Grasshopper, 8 Garden Warbler's, 18 Whitethroat #birdringing

Salisbury Plain this morning for a somewhat below par 157 birds processed. Still ringed lots of good birds: another Nightjar, 3 Whinchat, 2 Redstart, Tree Pipit, 9 Grasshopper, 31 Sedge, 7 Reed, 18 Garden, 7 Willow Warbler's + 25 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser, 27 Blackcap #birdringing

Salisbury Plain CES today: 182 birds process - 5 Whinchat, Redstart, 3 Grasshopper, 36 Sedge, 7 Reed, 18 Garden, 17 Willow Warbler's + 45 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser. An amazing 3 Nightjar's in the same net 1st round, all with slightly different colouring #birdringing

North Wiltshire Ringing Group recovery: Sedge Warbler ringed by us on Salisbury Plain on the 11th August 2024, controlled at Arches Pit Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire on the 19th June 2025 - 312 days since ringed, 178km movement #birdringing #migration

Massive Salisbury Plain CES 9 catch today, 262 birds processed: 1st Green Woodpecker for a while, Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, record day catch of 20 Grasshopper Warbler & 12 Reed, 41 Sedge, 27 Garden, 11 Willow, 25 Blackcap, 67 Whitethroat, Lesser whitethroat #birdringing

Salisbury Plain session today: 186 birds processed inc. the 1st 5 Whinchat & 2 Stonechat of the summer. Also, our first year on year retrap Redstart ringed on 13-7-24, 5 Grasshopper, 8 Sedge, 5 Reed, 16 Garden Warbler's, 44 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat & a bonus 10 Swallow's

Swindon garden moths today - new for me was Buttoned Snout, 2nd VC7 record & 1st for at least 10 years, 6 Toadflax Brocade which are increasing locally, 4 Gypsy & 6 Tree Lichen Beauty. Also good were Pebble Prominent & Broad-barred White #moths

Some nice moths from my Swindon VC7 garden today. Jersey Tiger has only recently reached our area, Lesser Cream Wave is scarce away from the south of the county. Leopard & Twin-spotted Wainscot good garden records #teammoth #MothsMatter #moths

Salisbury Plain CES8 today: 127 birds processed inc. Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler, 1st 2 juv Sedge of the summer, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 25 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff & a bonus Swallow #birdringinW

Some of the nicer moths from my Swindon garden today - Green Arches (unusual in VC7 & new for garden), Bordered Beauty (2nd garden record), Dingy Shears & Single Dotted Wave

A huge 158 birds on our Salisbury Plain CES site today with the catch largely made up of warblers - 3 Willow, 13 Garden, 8 Chiffchaff, 31 Blackcap, 25 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat. Bonus Grasshopper Warbler caught while preparing the valley net for next time #birdringing

Another big moth morning in Swindon - 322 moths of 71 species. Common Lutestring, Green Silver Lines, Sycamore (new for garden), Brown Tail, Purple Clay & 2 Rush Veneer among the most interesting #mothsmatter