Radipole Ringing Group http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk Bird Ringing in Dorset Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:57:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Welsh Birder in Dorset: Ups and downs of gull watching http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/a-welsh-birder-in-dorset-ups-and-downs-of-gull-watching.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/a-welsh-birder-in-dorset-ups-and-downs-of-gull-watching.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:57:00 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/a-welsh-birder-in-dorset-ups-and-downs-of-gull-watching.html Started the day with the adult Ring -billed Gull which was a nice start to the day then whilst scanning through the rest of the flock I noticed a second Ring -billed Gull. This time a second winter bird which got me pretty excited as ...

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/a-welsh-birder-in-dorset-ups-and-downs-of-gull-watching.html/feed 0 2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/2000-dead-birds-set-off-flu-fears-in-meghalaya.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/2000-dead-birds-set-off-flu-fears-in-meghalaya.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:16:09 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/2000-dead-birds-set-off-flu-fears-in-meghalaya.html Shillong, Jan 9: Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even as a general alert was sounded in the area, officials said Monday.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/2000-dead-birds-set-off-flu-fears-in-meghalaya.html/feed 0 Counting crows: Number of black birds on the rise in Bay Area http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/counting-crows-number-of-black-birds-on-the-rise-in-bay-area.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/counting-crows-number-of-black-birds-on-the-rise-in-bay-area.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:56:23 +0000 admin http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/counting-crows-number-of-black-birds-on-the-rise-in-bay-area.html Local birders say crows increasingly are colonizing cities and suburbs, taking advantage of the cozy habitat humans have created for them. They're backed up by surveys that show an explosion in the crow population in urban and suburban areas ringing the bay.

]]> Local birders say crows increasingly are colonizing cities and suburbs, taking advantage of the cozy habitat humans have created for them. They’re backed up by surveys that show an explosion in the crow population in urban and suburban areas ringing the bay.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/counting-crows-number-of-black-birds-on-the-rise-in-bay-area.html/feed 0 For these smart birds, Bay Area’s something to crow about http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/for-these-smart-birds-bay-areas-something-to-crow-about.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/for-these-smart-birds-bay-areas-something-to-crow-about.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/for-these-smart-birds-bay-areas-something-to-crow-about.html Macbeth's castle had a raven. Larry Ellison's fortress has crows.They arrive in the afternoon from every direction. First a few, then dozens, then hundreds.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/for-these-smart-birds-bay-areas-something-to-crow-about.html/feed 0 Nicks emerges from Cruz’s recent shadow http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/nicks-emerges-from-cruzs-recent-shadow.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/nicks-emerges-from-cruzs-recent-shadow.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:59:06 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/nicks-emerges-from-cruzs-recent-shadow.html EAST RUTHERFORD — It seemed only appropriate that Hakeem Nicks dug the "Dirty Bird" touchdown celebration out of the storage closet Sunday afternoon as he experienced his very own resurrection.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/nicks-emerges-from-cruzs-recent-shadow.html/feed 0 Crows invade Bay Area http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/crows-invade-bay-area.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/crows-invade-bay-area.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:03:55 +0000 admin http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/crows-invade-bay-area.html Local birders say crows increasingly are colonizing cities and suburbs, taking advantage of the cozy habitat humans have created for them. They're backed up by surveys that show an explosion in the crow population in urban and suburban areas ringing the bay.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/crows-invade-bay-area.html/feed 0 Outdoors: Crop of birds should improve http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/outdoors-crop-of-birds-should-improve.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/outdoors-crop-of-birds-should-improve.html#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:16:00 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/outdoors-crop-of-birds-should-improve.html LAPEER - So it comes down to this: Jan. 1, the last day of bird season.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/outdoors-crop-of-birds-should-improve.html/feed 0 The Barley Bird-er: Manor Farm Bird Ringing http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/the-barley-bird-er-manor-farm-bird-ringing.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/the-barley-bird-er-manor-farm-bird-ringing.html#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/the-barley-bird-er-manor-farm-bird-ringing.html Things have got off to a slow start this year bird ringing wise due to some extremely wet and windy weather conditions, and so birding has been the primary activity for me, when work has allowed.

]]> Things have got off to a slow start this year bird ringing wise due to some extremely wet and windy weather conditions, and so birding has been the primary activity for me, when work has allowed.

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/the-barley-bird-er-manor-farm-bird-ringing.html/feed 0 Twelve crazy days of Christmas for the Minister http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/twelve-crazy-days-of-christmas-for-the-minister.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/twelve-crazy-days-of-christmas-for-the-minister.html#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:13:44 +0000 Michael http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/twelve-crazy-days-of-christmas-for-the-minister.html plain dealer file photoIt all began with the bird in the bush. On the first day of Christmas, I was really expecting a flat-screen TV. The deals at the big-box stores were amazing: 60-inch screens, HD, two-year warranties for...

]]> plain dealer file photoIt all began with the bird in the bush. On the first day of Christmas, I was really expecting a flat-screen TV. The deals at the big-box stores were amazing: 60-inch screens, HD, two-year warranties for…

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]]> http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/twelve-crazy-days-of-christmas-for-the-minister.html/feed 0 Kalamazoo bird watchers ring in the new year counting birds http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/kalamazoo-bird-watchers-ring-in-the-new-year-counting-birds.html http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/kalamazoo-bird-watchers-ring-in-the-new-year-counting-birds.html#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:10:46 +0000 admin http://www.radipoleringinggroup.co.uk/kalamazoo-bird-watchers-ring-in-the-new-year-counting-birds.html The Kalamazoo count is subsidized by Audubon Society of Kalamazoo and only requests a donation of any amount; because it is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society counts, the Southern Kalamazoo count is free.

]]> The Kalamazoo count is subsidized by Audubon Society of Kalamazoo and only requests a donation of any amount; because it is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society counts, the Southern Kalamazoo count is free.

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