Briggate Mill

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Black-bellied Dipper (Cinclus cinclus cinclus) Continental subspecies

BBRC on races of Dipper
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Comments

Sheringham

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Cormorant (Phalcrocorax carbo)

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Purple Sandpiper (Calidris marítima)

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Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Comments

Houghen Plantation

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Bog Bead-moss (Aulacomnium palustre)

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Sometimes the white tips are not so obvious. Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus)

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Cladonia Sp cups

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Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus)

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Oystering Sp (Crepidotus Sp)

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Witch's Butter (Exidia glandulosa)

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Heath Plait-moss (Hypnum jutlandicum)

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Jersey Cudweed (Gnaphalium luteoalbum)

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Swan's-neck Thyme-moss (Mnium hornum)

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Tumid Notchwort (Lophozia ventricosa)

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Waved Silk-moss (Plagiothecium undulatum)

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Fungi Sp & Sphagnum Sp

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Dense Haircap (Polytrichum commune)

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Overleaf Pellia (Pellia epiphylla)

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Flat-topped Bog-moss (Sphagnum fallax)

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Blunt-leaved Bog-moss (Sphagnum palustre)

Comments

Overstrand Cliffs

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Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula convoluta)

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Common Feather-moss (Kindbergia praelonga)

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Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata)

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Common Aloe-moss? (Aloina aloides?)

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Nee's Pellia (Pellia neesiana) and something else?

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Small Hairy Screw-moss? (Syntrichium laevipila)

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Dilated Scalewort (Frullania dilatata)

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Wood Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum affine)

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Nee's Pellia (Pellia neesiana)

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Zygodon Sp?

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White-tipped Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum diaphanum)

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Silver Moss (Bryan argentum)


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Capillary Thread-moss (Bryum capillare)

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Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula unguiculata)

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Horsetails from last year.


Comments

Bawdeswell Heath

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Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa)

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Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus)

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Buttercap (Rhodocollybia butyracea)

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Pinecone Cap (Strobilurus tenacellus)

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Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)

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Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus)

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Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)

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Jelly Disc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)

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Southern Crestwort (Lophocolea semiteres)

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Mycenae Sp

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?

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Oystering Sp (Crepidotus Sp)
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?

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?

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?

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Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

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Slime Mold Sp and Oysterling Sp

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Crisped/ Bruch's Pincushion (Ulota crispa?bruchii)

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?

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?

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Green Elf Cup stain before the cups. (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

from
First Nature

Comments

Thornham

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Twite (Linaria flavirostris)

Comments

Hanworth

A very nice winter Chiffchaff in the garden today.

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Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Comments

Burnham Market

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The changing face of the morning.

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Ahh! Decoys

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Todays catch.

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All the records.

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Almost got away!

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The other important biometric- weight

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You can just see the one juvenile tail feather - all broken and pin like on the left side of the tail.

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Stage 2 squeeze!

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Just beautiful!!!

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Making sure there is no wet glue left on the outside of the ring to stick to the feathers.

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And they were still flying overhead.

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Cleaning the nets from the sugar beet stalks and then furling.

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Yep. We're off.

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A very happy man.
This one can be enlarged!
as can they all
if anyone wants a particular picture?


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Now that's a net bag!

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A wonderful man, who made it all happen, trying to snaffle the decoys.

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An epic gallic reference.

Definitely

Obelix

(My apologies)

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And the field is silent and calm.

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The last four on their way.

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XFN was held back by his handler but caught up with the others.

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And this is what the fuss is about!

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And the next ones please!

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Burnham Market

A rather amazing experience to take part in some canon netting
sponsored by the
Institute of Estuarine & Coastal Studies
Led by
Matthew Stone
with an accompanying cast of some very experienced Canon Netters, ringers, local landowners and others.
A brilliant two days.
Thank you

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Pinkfeet coming in from the Holkham roost.

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About 3000 geese

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Giant bird bags AKA Sacks tied securely (Ah) at the top to prevent geese from breaking out.

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Colour leg rings and radio trackers for nine of the geese.

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Solar powered trackers that should give information for at least two years and possibly longer.
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Coded neck rings for the other birds.

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Each bird is a fitted with a BTO metal ring. This is the first part 'squeeze' of a three part 'squeeze' for closing this size of ring

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The second 'squeeze'
Notice the pliers are now in a different position.

Biometrics are then taken.

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Back of the head to the tip of the bill.
and
the
wing length

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Making sure the wing join butts up against the stock of the metal rule and the wing is gently straightened along the rule to achieve a standard result.

Notice there is no gap in the metal ring.

The third part of the process is to create the D shape to the ring and make each side butts perfectly.

There are several things to look at to help with ageing.

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The depth of colour of the bill also gives help with ageing.

This is a deep pink, which means it is probably an adult.

Whereas the one below is much lighter and is probably a juvenile.

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Looking at the wing feathers also helps with ageing. (Please excuse any inaccuracies here from me)

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Overall grey

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The coverts are very rounded and off white. A juvenile?

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Good strong white bars but there are still some brown rounded feathers in the coverts. Is this a 5?

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Seems to give an overall grey appearance to the wing and the primaries and broad. An adult?

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Seems to give an overall grey appearance to the wing and the primaries and broad. An adult?

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A distinctly juvenile feel to this bird. Particularly the different age coverts.

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Again very rounded off white coverts. Juvenile?

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Tail feathers can help with ageing.

Very tatty worn juvenile feathers. Light grey and lots of brown fringing.

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Much more solid grey with little wear of the adults.

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Absolute beauty

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Fitting the tracker needs araldite to firmly hold it in place.

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The tracker is clipped around the birds neck.

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Then a cable tie is also added to ensure the tracker stays on.

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Solar powered tracker.

Each tracker is about £800

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Finally the colour ring is added to the birds fitted with trackers.

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The venerable and indispensable scribe.

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Something like 160 years experience between them.

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The ultimate selfie.

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Variable amount of white on the face of some of the birds.

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After processing the birds are kept in a keeping tent and then released together after a ten minute rest period.





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