National Award Winning Bird Ringing Group. Pioneered Thermal Imaging Technology for bird surveys, specialising in Farmland species #thermalimaging #bewareofimitations
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West Midlands Ringing Group
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🦅 A terrible year for West Midlands Peregrines.
Of the 6 Peregrine Falcon nests we monitor, most have failed following very late breeding this season.
It’s the first time since 2012 we’ve seen such poor results across our sites, with others also reporting low brood numbers. 💚
Another bird survey, another discarded balloon found in breeding bird habitat.
What goes up always comes down somewhere, often in places wildlife depend on to survive.
Surely there are better ways to celebrate or remember loved ones than releasing litter into the environment.
Staffordshire Osprey Project! 🦅
We’ve been privileged to colour-ring Staffordshire Osprey chicks since the county’s first-ever breeding pair was discovered.
One bird, 4R2, ringed as a chick in 2023, has now been found nesting at a private site in Leicester around 45 miles away
🦉 What a year for Barn Owls!
A recent visit to @No1FarmerJake Worcestershire saw us ring 14 Barn Owl chicks from 4 nest boxes, a fantastic turnaround after last year’s poor season.
Everything crossed for a successful fledging season and for these youngsters to thrive. 🤞🦉
This picture would make an incredible album cover! 🦅
Yesterday morning we colour-ringed a nest of young Northern Goshawk at a private site in Staffordshire.
Truly stunning and deadly raptors. We’re privileged to monitor this species and look forward to future recoveries.
Another day, another album cover. 🦅
This week we colour-ringed another Goshawk nest at a private Staffordshire site, bringing us to 5 nests for 2026.
True ghosts of the forest. Fantastic to see plenty of grey squirrel prey in the nest too.
#Goshawk #Raptors
🌙 Nightjar season is here!
With our expert nest finders and thermal drone, we’ve already located this incredible Nightjar nest with 2 eggs 🥚🥚
We can’t wait to see what this season brings, continuing learning more about these amazing birds marking our 16th year of the project
🦅 He’s back!
After previously capturing a Kestrel visiting our Sand Martin Bank @stwater , Minworth on our @ZEISSBirding trail cams, we’ve recorded another hunting attempt.
This time, he struck one of our plastic lures instead of a real bird 🐦
Fantastic update from our @stwater Minworth Sand Martin Bank 🐦
We’ve already ringed 22 chicks, with more nests still to check! After ringing 38 chicks in total last year, we’re on track to beat that record in 2026.
Great to see all the hard work paying off! 🙌
Great teamwork between us, Hagley Falconry Centre and Birmingham Airport to rescue, recover and return a young kestrel to its parents and siblings. 🦅
A fantastic result and a reminder that this is far from a one-off. Partnership working makes a real difference for wildlife
