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Siskin Swarm https://t.co/AmHJNH2ntJ
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Mute Swan Ringing Days https://t.co/10XcTrPHhA
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Mute Swan Colour Ringing https://t.co/9ojhqvdocs http://t.co/pRxJ1jBdSe
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Conditions soft for start to CES http://t.co/qcJQzpoCye
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Great Saltee Island ringing expedition – Friday 24th – Monday 27th April, 2015. http://t.co/o6BqGzPPwi
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It’s migration time again, so eight of us set sail for Great Saltee to see what migrants would be passing through. On the boat over, we didn’t bother with much chat about Ring Ouzels, Wrynecks or S…
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Mute Swan Project An Appeal for Nest Locations in Dublin, Kildare and North Wicklow. http://t.co/OvIKl2Dish
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The Irish Midlands Ringing Group (IMRG) Mute Swan Project (cygnus olor) is up and running and so far we have identified over 20 confirmed nesting locations and a significant number of probable nest…
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We Struck Gold In Thomastown http://t.co/zrQ2Emwarp
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Following the successful catch at Thomastown a few weeks ago, the IMRG returned to Dermot Doran’s farm last Saturday. As before, the bird feeders, filled with njger seed, attracted tens of Goldfinc…
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First Irish Mediterranean Gull in Morocco – 2E18 from Lady’s Island Wexford http://t.co/PFWU9oyxmt
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Lady’s Island Lake in County Wexford holds Ireland’s largest breeding colony of Mediterranean Gulls.  About 20 pairs of Mediterranean Gulls occur each summer on Inish Island among the thousands of …
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Stable Ringing Conditions on Valentines Day http://t.co/6XwGk4MVi9
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We were planning a ringing trip to Sean Walsh Park to ring the Mute Swans, before last years Juveniles were chased away by the dominant pair.  It would be interesting to see if they would go to dif…
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A Promising New Ringing Site http://t.co/NTGIWmqwJK
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Last Sunday, the IMRG started ringing at a new site in Thomastown, Co. Kildare. This site is the home of BWI Kildare Branch member Dermot Doran who has been feeding large numbers of garden birds du…
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The Great Saltee Island Ringing Trip http://t.co/ZaQsomZ1f2
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Following up on the successful expedition to the Great Saltee Island in May, for the Spring migration, the Irish Midlands Ringing Group returned to the famous island, this time for the Autumn migra…
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Colour ringing of Little Terns http://t.co/axOOf9NQ5f
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Swallow Roost, A Trainees Perspective http://t.co/YPSTndqDeH
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The Irish Midlands Ringing Group invited me as a Trainee Ringer to join them for the swallow ringing nights at Pollardstown Fen. With an average of over a 100 swallows per night since I first went,…
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Swallow Ringing Demonstration – Pollardstown Fen – Thursday 28th August 2014 http://t.co/qJDtHZKYqA
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Swallow Ringing Demonstration – Pollardstown Fen – Thursday 28th August 2014 19:30 – 21:00 Date & Times Thursday 28th August 2014 19:30 – 21:00 Additional Details: Admission: Free Event D…
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Sand Martin Ringing http://t.co/72vyrMncbZ
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Out of the van, ready to set up nets and not a sand martin in sight! It didn’t take long to find the active burrows and set up 3 nets along the sand banks. On the second net round a big bird was sp…
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Inishmurray Island ringing trip, a trainee’s perspective http://t.co/tSjfUWMCsr
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As the setting for our first island bird ringing trip, Inishmurray Island had a fitting mystique.  Situated out in the wild Atlantic, a pleasant hour’s boat trip off Sligo, this island is an ancien…
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Interesting Article on Mass Extinction http://t.co/5hfJMhvSpy
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The reclassification of a bird species and why it matters: introducing the Wakatobi Flowerpecker http://t.co/hao6huY0to
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Great Saltee Island ringing expedition – Sunday 25th – Wednesday 28th May, 2014. http://t.co/riA5n2WrT8
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With plenty of time to kill, waiting for the hoards of day-trippers to be ferried to the island, our conversation turned to what birds were likely to be seen on the expedition. Optimism was high as…
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Swallow RAS http://t.co/hqaoIoOo2S
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The Swallow RAS (Recapturing Adults for Suvival) kicked off this weekend in Edenderry, with seven adult swallows were caught in two separate farm yards. With the nets being set up inside sheds mean…
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