Brecknock Birds - Ringing Page

This page is designed to track the movements of ringed birds within the County. Please complete all the fields for any ringed bird even if this bird has already been reported on this page. It is also important to supply this information to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who can be contacted through this link. As a result the BTO will supply the known history of the individual bird to you, if you wish, a resume can be entered as a sighting on the current sightings page. Click here to add a record to this page.

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Records 241 to 257 of 257

Bird Location Date Name Ring / Tag description Comment
Mute Swan Glasbury 30.09.09 Mark Waldron Orange ring left leg 'P91' black lettering. I also saw an orange ring bird here a year ago on 14.9.08 bur could not read the ring at that time.
Red Kite Mynydd Troed 29/09/09 Mark Waldron Wing tagged red on right and black on left. White lettering could not be read.  
Mute Swan Brecon Canal Basin 17.09.09 Mark Waldron Metal BTO X2769  
Re: Siskin (March Sighting) Glasfynydd 26.03.09 Andy Davis Ring number properly identified as V212021 BTO record: ringed on the 4th July 2006, aged 2+ years at Llwynmawr ( just NNW of Oswestry ). Time since ringing = 996 days. Distance 114km. Many thanks to Andrew King & the BTO.
Reed Warbler Llangorse Lake bird hide 15.6.09 Mark Waldron Colour ringed: Red on left + metal BTO ring, and Black on right.  
Mute Swan R.Usk, Scethrog oxbow 21st June 2009 Andrew King Male 7BUJ. Noted alone today, probably on territory - suspect I had earlier seen the carcase of its mate taken by a Fox a month or two back.
Mute Swan Llangorse Lake, Crannog 31.5.09 Mark Waldron BTO ring Z91187 formerly Blue 7TR Sucessfully hatched 6 cygnet's at the Crannog again this year.
Lesser Black Backed Gull Llangorse Lake 15.5.09 Mark Waldron Green ring left leg '5WF'. BTO no FH07865. Ringed 02/07/06 at Flat Holm Island, Cardiff. Also seen at Gloucester land fill site 28/10/08
Greylag Goose Llangorse Lake 6.4.2009 Mark Waldron White darvic ring on right leg 'FS6', metal ring on left leg. This bird was ringed by the Goldcliff Ringing Group at Llanwern, Newport on 26th June 2008. Bird was ringed as a first year bird - bred at Llanwern. No other life history (Richard Clarke - GRG).
Mute Swan Brecon Canal Basin 5.4.2009 Mark Waldron Blue '7CTJ' With mate.
Andy's Siskin Usk Reservoir 25 - 27/3/2009 Andrew King BTO ring V212021. Ring number, location, dates etc reported via BTO 'report a ringed bird' website tonight. May be some weeks before a reply is received.
Re: Red Kite Glasfynydd 19.03.09 Andy Davis Re: earlier report, 88 wind tags. Welsh Kite Trust has kindly given these details. ... Bird tagged north of Trecastle, almost certainly a female, tagged as a single chick on 30/06/2007
Red Kite Glasfynydd Forest 19th March 2009 Andy Davis Black Tag 88 left wing, Purple tag 88 right wing, photo in gallery  
Mute Swan Brecon Canal Basin 18/03/09 Keith Noble Blue 7CTJ Another Swan nearby
Mute Swan Brecon Canal Basin 8.3.09 Mark Waldron Blue 7CTJ Present with mate.
Mute Swan Brecfa Pool 4.3.09 Mark Waldron Blue ring 7DDX Found dead in adjoining field.
Dipper SO242300 Grwyne Fawr river 23.02.2009 Andrew King Colour-ringed bird (prob male). Red over blue. Metal BTO ring on other leg. Of another seven birds between dam and forest, three carried BTO metal rings, nil c/ringed. Best place I know for close study of Dipper.
Mute Swan Brecfa Pool 20.2.09 Mark Waldron Blue ring 7DDX Now alone.
Red Kite Traeth Mawr, Mynydd Illtyd 20.02.09 Keith Noble Yellow tag, black M, on right wing. Eating a frog? with another Kite on next post beside it.
Red Kite Mynydd Illtyd 16.2.09 Mark Waldron Left tag black with white lettering and right tag appeared yellow.