tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24128513958825233912024-03-18T09:11:13.948+00:00We Bird North WalesBird news from across North Wales and beyondRob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-33407256093564041762019-12-04T07:58:00.002+00:002019-12-04T07:58:48.342+00:00Dan Brown in Pontio Bangor Tonight and Tomorrow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week- Dan Brown Double Bill.</div>
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Tibet and the Sub-antarctic Islands.</div>
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Don't miss Dan on his flying visit to the UK and Bangor Birdgroup!</div>
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Wed 4 December,<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"> 2019, 7.30pm Room PL2 Pontio. 'In search of the Mountain Ghost - Wildlife of the Tibetan Plateau' . On the trail of Snow Leopard and other wildlife in one of the world's most remote and arduous regions.</span></div>
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Thursday 5 December, 2019, 7.30pm Room PL5 Pontio. 'Megaherbs, Great Albatrosses and Giant Peterels - Exploring our Anitpodal Seas and Islands' Discovering the endemic flora and fauna of New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands and the rich seas which unite them.</div>
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Both talks by local boy Dan Brown, currently based in South-East Asia. Ecologist, conservationist and wildlife cruise leader. All welcome. Students free and members of Bangor Bird Group free. Otherwise £4 per head.</div>
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-65589086807072698002019-10-07T06:34:00.002+01:002019-10-07T06:37:10.434+01:00Bangor Birdgroup is back this Wednesday- the 9th of October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I’m happy to announce the new programme for 2019-2020 for Bangor Birdgroup. Firstly please notice we have had a change of venue at the University. We are no longer in the Brambell building but have moved to The Management centre on College road, Alun room 101 is our new venue. Otherwise same old- doors open at 7 on a Wednesday evening for a 7.30 kick off. There are numerous topics covered about North Wales, the UK and the rest of the world from Antarctica to Azerbaijan and Al</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">geria. I will be giving the first talk on The Birds of Anglesey on Wednesday the 9th October. Hope to see you there, everyone is welcome!<br />Membership £18 waged, £15 concessions or you can pay on the door. Students go free!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This Wednesday, the 9th October and I will be talking about the birds of Anglesey. I have updated the talk with a lot of new Bird and People photos</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:-)</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Anglesey lies off the NW coast off Wales.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With an area of 276 Square miles it is the largest Welsh Island, and It's the 5th largest Island in the UK.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It has a good selection of habitats for birds and other wildlife.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With coastal habitats from sandy beaches to high sea cliffs and coastal lagoons. Freshwater lakes, Marshes, Fens, Woodland, Farmland, Freshwater rivers, Estuaries and more, it has a wide selection of habitats.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">South Stack, Cemlyn and the reserve formally known as Malltraeth RSPB, now Cors Ddyga, are must visit sites for visiting birders, and bring in valuable money from Eco-tourism to the local economy.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm going to take you there and to many of my own personal favourite birding spots, to show you the birdlife and some of the other special wildlife that the Isle of Anglesey, Ynys Mon has to offer.</span><br />
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-38501034334739725952019-05-20T13:43:00.001+01:002019-05-20T13:43:28.597+01:00Bardsey's: Western Orphean Warbler 19 May<a href="https://bbfo.blogspot.com/2019/05/today-started-like-any-other-day-low.html?spref=bl">Bardsey's Wildlife: Today started like any other day, low cloud in the...</a>: Today started like any other day, low cloud in the morning giving a misty start but this was soon burnt off as the sun came up and it turn...Rob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-88587131788393663112019-04-17T10:24:00.002+01:002019-04-17T10:24:49.952+01:00Snowy Owl and Iberian Chiffchaff<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <strong>Snowy Owl</strong> has reappeared on Holyhead Mountain since the 11 April and apparently seen again yesterday (16th).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also yesterday a good candidate for <strong>Iberian Chiffchaff</strong> was found singing in a woodland clearing in Gwydir above Penmachno at GR: SH773519 where the mountain bike trail leaves the forest track to the south. The bird still present on 17th and easily picked up on song. If you go approach and leave via Penmachno as the road to the north is in a bad state and there's lots of gates to open an close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The <strong>Ring-necked Duck</strong> also remains on Llyn Bran near Llyn Brenig.</span><br />
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Wednesday- Himalayan Gold by Steve Culley</div>
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Thursday- Arizona Birding by Arizona Birder Chris Rohrer</div>
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-32812641556138010432019-03-15T14:02:00.001+00:002019-03-15T14:02:13.390+00:00Support Champions of the Flyway and save Vultures<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some friends need our help to help save the World's vulture species. This year "Champions of the Flyway" is raising funds for on the ground action to prevent the whole scale slaughter of vultures in Kenya and across Africa.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was lucky enough to go out to Israel last year to take part and this year's cause is no less urgent. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">It doesn't matter which team you support as it all goes to the same Birdlife partner but the only Welsh gal Dan Rouse is 1/4 of the Swarovski Youth Birders Team and they're still aiming for their target.</span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Mark Avery is a scientist by training and a birder by inclination, who has become an environmental campaigner, author and blogger since leaving the RSPB in 2011 (after 25 years, 13 of them as Conservation Director). He’ll be talking about his campaign to ban driven grouse shooting, and about his new organisation, Wild Justice, that he has set up with Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay.<br /><br />Tickets £5 on the door 8pm start.</span></span></div>
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Dr Richard Birch, Consultant Ecologist and well known local naturalist will be taking us back to Chile again this week. He produced a wonderful video that we saw at Bird-group last season, and he loved the place so much he returned and made another Video about his Return to Chile, which he tells us is even better that the first one! It's one not to miss as he gives us an insight into this fascinating country that not a lot of us have had the chance to visit.</div>
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Matthew Bruce was an Under-graduate Student at Bangor a few years back, but he now works for the RSPB Investigations Department at The Lodge.</div>
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-54006495471885154732019-02-19T08:04:00.001+00:002019-02-19T08:04:52.634+00:00Namibia this week at Bangor-Bird-group<div align="CENTER" style="background-color: white;">
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-21252141183634805942019-01-15T18:09:00.002+00:002019-01-15T18:09:54.804+00:00Hawfinches in Wales at Birdgroup this week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; font-size: small;">This Wednesday Kelvin Jones from the British Trust for Ornithology will be giving us an update on one of our best birds in North Wales, the Hawfinch. Please come along and see how this cracking bird is getting on.</b></div>
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Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-71160416906911873592019-01-02T08:19:00.003+00:002019-01-02T08:19:44.531+00:00Tonight- Shetland in Bangor<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><b>Come along and see how four North Wales birders got on in October 2017 in their quest to see and find rare and scarce birds in these Scottish Islands</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>At Bangor Bird-group</b></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>we meet on Wednesday nights in the University of Bangor Brambell Building, Deiniol road opposite Asda just down from the Train Station. Costs are £2 per meeting (non members), or even better join as a member. Membership costs are as follows- Waged = £15, £12 for concessions and free for Bangor University students. </b></span></div>
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Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-25083062681367273852018-12-31T19:54:00.004+00:002018-12-31T19:54:40.776+00:00Late 2018 : Anglesey Update-New Years Eve<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Royal Tern - Dulas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Amlwch Snowy Owl</td></tr>
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One of the Highlights of the year on Anglesey was this Snowy Owl near Amlwch in June, but here are the bird reports from the Island in Autumn and early Winter at the end of 2018.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the 29<sup>th</sup> August there were 5 Green
Sandpipers at Llyn Cefni.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">Next day on the 30<sup>th</sup> August there were 6
Risso's Dolphins off The Range at South Stack.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Also another 2 pods of 6 Risso's Dolphins were off
Cemlyn on the 1<sup>st</sup> September and a Roseatte Tern here was a
good late record for the site. On the 3<sup>rd</sup> Sept a Wood
Sandpiper was at Cefni Reservoir, an Adult Sabine's Gull from the
High Arctic and 8 Black Terns from the continent passed Cemlyn. A
Cetti's Warbler at Llyn Cefni on the 9<sup>th</sup> September was
unusual for this site.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A Green Sandpiper and 9 Greenshanks were at the
Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw Estuary on the 9<sup>th</sup>
September. Another adult Sabines Gull passed Point Lynas on the 12<sup>th</sup>
September and a Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic and 4 Great Skuas were off
Cemlyn on the 16<sup>th</sup> September. A Black Tern was at Lligwy
on the 19<sup>th</sup> September and a Sooty Shearwater passed Cemlyn
on the 21<sup>st</sup> September.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Another Risso's Dolphin was spotted off Amlwch Octel
on the 23<sup>rd</sup> September.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 29<sup>th</sup> September an American Pectoral
Sandpiper was at Cors Ddyga (Malltraeth RSPB), the first North
American Wading-bird for this site.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In late September there was a large passage of Jays
through North Wales. Mark Sutton had only ever had 4 records
involving only 5 birds in total, between Cemlyn and Carmel head over
the last 10 years. On the 29<sup>th</sup> September he had 14 birds
along this stretch of coast.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">6 Pale bellied Brent Geese passed Cemaes Bay on the
5<sup>th</sup> October, a bird not often seen in Cemaes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A Jay passed over my Estate in Cemaes, Cae Derwydd on
the 6<sup>th</sup> October, part of the North Wales influx. 42
Crossbills passed over Cemlyn on the 7<sup>th</sup> October and 2
Hooded Crows were at South Stack on the same day. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A Yellow browed warbler, a long distant migrant from
Asia was in Wylfa head Car Park on the 10<sup>th</sup> October.
Considering they breed so far away, its amazing how many turn up each
year in the UK.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Between Cemlyn and Hen Borth on the 10<sup>th</sup>
October there were 2 Common Redstarts, 120 Skylarks overhead, 6 Tree
Sparrows and 3 Great White Egrets.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Dipper was in Cemaes for the first time in over 20 years</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A Dipper was on the River Wygir in Cemeas in early
October around the 11<sup>th</sup> October for almost a week, until
torrential rain caused rising water levels to force it to move on as
the rocks in the river that it fed from were submerged due to the
excessive volume of water in the River. For the 22 years I've lived
on the Island I've never seen a Dipper in Cemaes. Mike Smith saw the
last one, and that was before I moved over here in 1996!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Another Yellow-browed Warbler was at Cafnan near
Cemlyn on the 11<sup>th</sup> October.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 14<sup>th</sup> October a Great Northern Diver
in full summer plumage was flying over Holyhead, a Richards Pipit
flew over Holyhead, a Yellow browed Warbler was at Carmel Head and a
Firecrest was by Coffee Cups at the Old Toll House, Penrhos. </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Penrhos Coffee Cup's Firecrest</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A Hoopoe was reported at Traeth Lligwy, flying over
the marsh on the 15<sup>th</sup> October, but not subsequently.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Yellow browed Warblers were in Holyhead Breakwater
Country Park on the 16th-18<sup>th</sup> Oct and 1 was at Carmel Head
on the 18<sup>th</sup> October. 15 Brambling also flew over Carmel
head on this date. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cattle and Great White Egret were on the Inland Sea
on the 19<sup>th</sup> October and 23 Mediterranean Gulls were on the
Inland Sea from the Anchorage pub on the 20<sup>th</sup> October.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cemlyn Great Northern Diver</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">An Adult Great Northern Diver in Full Summer plumage
was at Cemlyn for a few days from the 21<sup>st</sup> October. A
Black Redstart was at Soldiers Point and Holyhead breakwater country
park on the 22<sup>nd</sup> October. A Yellow browed Warbler was at
Penrhos CP on the 25<sup>th</sup> October.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leach's Petrels were off Point Lynas</td></tr>
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Rough weather brought<span style="font-size: small;"> in 5 Leach's Petrels and an
adult Pomarine Skua past Point Lynas on the 27<sup>th</sup> October
and 7 Purple Sandpipers were at Cemlyn on the 29<sup>th</sup>
October.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">3 Scoter including 1 American Surf Scoter were
reported off Bull Bay on the 31<sup>st</sup> October.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I had 2 Whooper Swans fly West over my house in
Cemaes on the 31<sup>st</sup> October, a new bird for my house list!
These birds probably bred in Iceland and were on there way to their
wintering grounds in North Wales, near Llangefni or possibly over on
the Glaslyn, Porthmadog.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Whoopers near Llyn Cefni</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2 Great White Egrets were at Cemlyn on the 1<sup>st</sup>
November and 4 Tree Sparrow, 10 Brambling and a Whimbrel were there
on the 4<sup>th</sup> November.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 5<sup>th</sup> - 9<sup>th</sup> November an
Immature Rose Coloured Starling was at Beth's Gallery, Pen-y-sarn
with the Common Starlings.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 7<sup>th</sup> November a Swift species was
seen at Brynrefail. Next day, presumably that same bird was 6km to
the North at Llaneilian, near Point Lynas. There was quite a lot of
Swifts reported in the UK in November, and all the ones that were
seen well enough to be specifically identified turned out to be
Pallid Swifts, a more southern species, that breed later and only
migrates south much later than our British Common Swifts. So the
Anglesey birds were more than likely Pallid Swifts!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">There were 38 Whooper Swans including 8 juveniles
between Llangefni and Llanerchymedd on the 10 th November.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A late Swallow was at Hen Borth on the 16<sup>th</sup>
November, plus 2 Bramblings and a Lapland Bunting.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">15 Cetti's Warblers at Malltraeth RSPB (Cors Ddryga)
was a good count for this site and the Island and at least 2
Greenland White-fronted Goose were here from the 21<sup>st</sup>
November onwards.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">20 Scaup were on the Inland Sea from the 22<sup>nd</sup>
November onwards.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A Red Squirrel was seen on and off in November and
into December in the Woodlands and gardens along the Afon Wygir in
Cemaes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Although its been a mild Winter so far, a Snow
Bunting was at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn on the 24<sup>th</sup> November.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 26<sup>th</sup> November at Malltraeth RSPB
(Cors Ddyga) there were 37 Pink footed Geese, 10 Whooper Swans, a
Barnacle Goose and a Marsh Harrier. Then on the 4<sup>th</sup>
December there was a high count of 5 Water Pipits there with at least
2 still there on the 11<sup>th</sup> .</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 7<sup>th</sup> December there were 146 Pale
bellied Brent Geese and a single Dark Bellied Bird at Penrhos Country
Park and 5 Black Guillimots were in the Holyhead area on the 9<sup>th</sup>
December. Also on that date in Red Warf Bay there were 110 Common
Snipe and at Dulas Marsh there were 20 Common Snipe and a Jack Snipe.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony White found this Royal Tern</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Find of the year was by Tony White from Tregele, when
he found and photographed Britain's 4<sup>th</sup> record of an
American Royal Tern at Dulas estuary on the 10<sup>th</sup> December.
It commuted between here an Lligwy till the 11<sup>th</sup> before
leaving Anglesey. It was later seen on the Gann Estuary in South
Wales then on the Isles of Scilly off the tip of Lands End.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Royal Tern at Dulas</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 12<sup>th</sup> December a Long tailed Duck
was on Llyn Cefni and a Common Sandpiper was reported in Beddmanarch
Bay.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Counts on the Alaw Estuary, between Valley and
Llanfachraeth on the 13<sup>th</sup> December included 33 Bar tailed
Godwits, 98 Grey Plover, 22 Knot, 945 Dunlin, 72 Ringed Plover and
613 Wigeon.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On the 17<sup>th</sup> December on the Inland Sea
there were 2 Great Northern Divers, 14 Scaup, 4 Mediterranean Gulls
and a Long tailed Duck. Nearby there were 3 Slavonian Grebes in
Beddmanarch Bay and in Holyhead Bay there were 2 Red throated and 1
Black throated Diver, plus a Black Guillimot. </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llyn Llygeirian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Lesser Scaup on the right</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of the weirdest records I had this year was when
I was driving on the A55 over the Inland Sea on the 18<sup>th</sup>
December in strong blustery weather. I saw a bird appearing to take
off in the fast lane and fly away from me. It was black and white and
initially I thought it was a Magpie taking off after feeding on
roadkill. As I undertook it at high speed narrowly missing it I
looked to my right, and there was a female Long tailed duck looking
me in the eye, a mere 4 feet away! It then veered off, over the wall
and onto the Inland sea proper. I can only imagine that the
ridiculously blustery weather had forced it down onto the road, as it
was flying low from feeding in Beddmanarch bay back to it's favoured
Inland Sea foraging grounds.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long tailed Ducks-Last winters birds in Trearddur Bay</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On the 20<sup>th</sup> December the usual Purple
Sandpiper flock in Trearddur Bay was reduced from 13 to12 when 1 bird
was taken by a Peregrine. </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next day, on the 21<sup>st</sup> December an Adult
Meditteraenean Gull flew over where I work in Cemaes and a flock of
12 Long tailed Tits brightened up a dull winters Day as they
accompanied me as I walked back to work after my lunch. </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had a Winter plumaged Med Gull fly over work.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whilst dropping off Christmas Cards at the end of
December in Pentraeth, a friend of mine showed me the Great crested
Newts getting ready to breed in his Pentraeth back Garden, reflecting
how mild the Winter has been so far.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2018 back of Camera Catbird shot-ta to the bloke stood next to me :-)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My three Best Birds of the Year for 2018 were the
Amlwch Snowy Owl, the Dulas American Royal Tern and Britain's Second
American Grey Catbird at Lands End, a bird I have previous history
with! 17 years ago, local Birder Ken Croft found Britain's first
American Grey Catbird at the Pine Plantation at South Stack. I went
there after work on that Friday and waited patiently for an hour
hoping to see this rare bird. Then my Wife called me. I was on call,
and had a call-out and had to go back to work in Amlwch. I
begrudgingly trudged back through the scrub to the path, then I
noticed some birders running. I ran over to them and they told me
that the Catbird had just flown down the side of the hill and landed
in the bushes that I had been stood by for the last hour!
Nooooooooo!!!! I looked on for a further five minutes with no joy,
but then I had to head back to work! I went back the next morning,
but again it never showed. There were Blackcaps and Dunnocks flitting
around, and some observers were claiming these fleeting views as the
Catbird, but I had no joy. So I missed my chance of seeing this Mega
rare bird on Anglesey and in the UK. 17 years later Britain's Second
Catbird turned up at Land's End and luckily for me it hung around for
a few weeks. I had a free Friday and left Bangor at 7pm after work on
a Thursday with Martin. We were in a Travel Lodge in Taunton Devon at
12.30 am, and after a “good nights sleep” were at Land's End at
9.30am on the Friday. Sunshine, showers and blustery wind meant not
ideal viewing conditions but we got the bird. Several nice but
relatively short views. Not enough time to get a photo but enough
time to put the Ghost of the 2001 South Stack bird to rest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So all the best for the festive season and the New
Year. Current birds worth looking for include the long staying
American Lesser Scaup on Llyn Llygerian. The Inland Sea is currently
hosting Black throated and Great Northern Divers plus Scaup, Long
tailed Ducks and Slavonian Grebes. Also why not give Malltraeth RSPB
reserve aka Cors Ddyga a try for Bittern, Marsh and Hen Harrier,
Cettis Warbler, Water Pipit and even Greenland White-fronted Goose if
you are lucky. Good luck and all the best for 2019, Steve Culley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An American ROYAL TERN at Dulas Bay and then Traeth Lligwy on 10.12.18 found by local birder Tony White. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bird was present at Lligwy until 15:52 then fed offshore and is back there today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It is ringed on the right leg and is thought to be the bird that has frequented the Channel Islands since Feb 2017, Pagham Harbour in June 2018 and the Channel Islands again in August 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Its likely the bird roosted on Ynys Moelfre but is frequenting either Traeth Dulas or Lligwy.</span></div>
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Rob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-47768540861727866912018-12-04T08:09:00.002+00:002018-12-04T08:09:50.841+00:00A Message from the Arctic from Ben Porter-this Wednesday at Bangor Birdgroup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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week at Bangor Birdgroup we have Ben Porter. After he finished
University in Cornwall we've finally managed to get Bardsey's Ben
Porter for a talk about a Message from the Arctic. Ben will be
talking about his findings from Sail against plastic. A student led
research expedition to the icy archipelago of Svalbard during June in
the Summer of 2018. It should be a cracker, so hopefully we will
see you there!</span></div>
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Bangor Bird-group</b></span><span style="color: #1d2129;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2129;"><b>we
meet on Wednesday nights in the University of Bangor Brambell
Building, Deiniol road opposite Asda just down from the Train
Station. Costs are £2 per meeting (non members), or even better join
as a member. Membership costs are as follows- Waged = £15, £12 for
concessions and free for Bangor University students. </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Not
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open at 7 for a 7.30 pm start. Talks last for around 1 hour. All
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">This week Robin Sandham will be talking about Rare birds in North Wales. There's nobody better to talk on this subject as at the end of the day, he wrote the book. I'm sure he will have a few books at the talk available for people to buy, and its a must read for anyone interested in the birds of North Wales or rare birds in general.</span><br />
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Wednesday local birder Marc Hughes will be giving us an update of
how the Leica Red Kites got on in the Champions of the Flyway bird-race, raising funds and awareness for the plight of migrant birds
across the Mediterranean and through the Middle East.</span></span><span style="color: #222222;">
It was the first time a Welsh team had entered this International Bird-race, so please come along to find out more about this good cause, how well they did and the fun they had in participating in this rather exciting 24 hour
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meet on Wednesday nights in the University of Bangor Brambell
Building, Deiniol road opposite Asda just down from the Train
Station. Costs are £2 per meeting (non members), or even better join
as a member. Membership costs are as follows- Waged = £15, £12 for
concessions and free for Bangor University students. </b></span></span></span></div>
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A rush flight to catch the last Pelagic of the season in the world famous North Pacific waters around Southern California, after 26 hours with no sleep i then go on a bumpy boat to be stranded at sea for 12 hours looking for birds, And who said Birders are mad? After checking out the sea birds I spend two weeks up and down the California coastline looking for all the speciality birding on offer, From the seas off San Diego to the Mountains of California and finally looking for the elusive California Condor in Santa Barbara, Condor Country.</div>
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Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-55461216305773065732018-11-03T20:25:00.001+00:002018-11-03T20:25:15.467+00:00More on Licencing to kill Ravens in Wales
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After reading RDS’s blog on NRW’s licencing to kill Ravens in
Wales, see: <a href="https://www.rdsconservation.com/?p=630&fbclid=IwAR2Nmv3KuvK-0vAKox_Cky2QDiojXC-zdjbyvb9Dv12Lmq2AII8ZolvAg-Y"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.rdsconservation.com/?p=630&fbclid=IwAR2Nmv3KuvK-0vAKox_Cky2QDiojXC-zdjbyvb9Dv12Lmq2AII8ZolvAg-Y</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had a few questions of my own so submitted an FOI to: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">accesstoinformationteam@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can do the same too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here’s NRW’s statement on Licencing to kill Ravens:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-events/statements/licences-to-kill-ravens/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR1-sK-9WvWSyNQs_epFvfvUn6yB8lHAPhVQ4_HYyVUM7lAA3QcBBOquZCM"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-events/statements/licences-to-kill-ravens/?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR1-sK-9WvWSyNQs_epFvfvUn6yB8lHAPhVQ4_HYyVUM7lAA3QcBBOquZCM</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q1.</b> Is it still 4
licences that have been granted in Wales and are the total number of birds
declared as being killed still correct. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> Yes a total
of four licences have been approved for the shooting of ravens since January
2015 to the current date. Note that two of these were for the same site, which
had problems with ravens in two different years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q2.</b> (if possible)
the general area where the licences have been granted and whether NRW have
concerns with regards to proximity to sites where wildlife crime has been
recorded.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Is this a consideration? Do
you consult the RCU on proximity to the above sites where licences are granted?
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> 2
Denbighshire different years but same site, 1 Vale of Glamorgan and 1
Gwynedd.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>NRW does not take into account
proximity to wildlife crime sites and does not consult the RCU on such matters.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q3:</b> What
non-lethal methods were used before the granting of licences. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> Non-lethal
methods have included:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Human presence,
CD’s on poles and hung on trees lasers, Bags hung on trees, Radio noises,
distraction feeding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q4:</b> What
non-lethal scaring methods were used at the time of killing? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> The licence
conditions specify the way ravens must be killed or how the eggs/nests should
be destroyed. The licence only allows killing of ravens to be undertaken using
the most humane methods possible. For instance, shooting must only take place
when birds are close enough to ensure a clean kill.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The report form does not specify the scaring
methods used at the time of the killing, however condition 21 does state that “
Co-ordinated scaring programme including non-lethal shooting to scare must be
used in conjunction with the shooting.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q5:</b> Why is there
such a high maximum number given per licence to lethal methods?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I have been an ornithologist for 30 years and
have only seen 75 birds or more at a roost site.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Why grant one site that limit? They cannot
know that have a problem with 75 birds as they wouldn’t be on site at one time,
unless it was a roost site. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> This figure
is unique for each licence. This depends on the nature of the problem and how
many ravens are causing the problem in question.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A licence application form includes a legal
declaration. The applicant is required to sign the form to confirm that the
information provided is correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. Any
false information provided within the application form would constitute as an
offence.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q6:</b> How NRW
controls the method and limit on the killing.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>It looks like one site has had a licence to kill 50 then 25 birds to
protect livestock then pheasants.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This
rings alarm bells for the reasoning and justification especially if it is close
to a hot spot of wildlife crime.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> NRW controls
the method of killing via the conditions on the licence.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Condition 6 states that “Birds must only be
shot in range to ensure a clean kill”.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Condition 7 states that “Wounded birds must be pursued and humanely
dispatched”.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The number of birds to be killed under a licence is decided
on a case by case basis, taking into account the nature of the problem, the
amount of birds causing a problem, and whether alternative scaring techniques
have been deployed.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q7:</b> How does each
site actively self-police only to shoot to protect livestock under attack?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Are areas baited or decoyed and is this
policed?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I work closely with a few
farmers and they tell me carrion crows are far more damaging to lambs than
ravens are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> The licence
is a legal document and is granted under section 16(1)(k) of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) specifically for the purpose of preventing
serious damage to livestock.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>As such,
birds must only be shot for this purpose, and any deviation from this would
constitute as an offence.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It is the
licence holder’s legal responsibility to ensure that shooting is only
undertaken for this purpose.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>NRW does
not police the licence activities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q8:</b> Is there a
buffer zone between sites granted licences </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> There has
not been a need to consider buffer zones as NRW has only granted 4 licences
since its formation in 2013.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The total
of applications received is low. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q9:</b> Does the
recent AM/NRW decision to ban shooting and rearing of pheasants on NRW land
have a bearing on proximity of licences to kill ravens in future.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Should ravens on NRW land be killed on
neighbouring land should that rearing or shooting move to neighbouring land. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>NRW will assess each application on its own
merits and this would have no bearing on our decision making process. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q10:</b> Does NRW
request proof that eggs were destroyed and not chicks?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> NRW has
issued 1 licence for the removal of 1 raven nest to preserve public health and
public safety.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>NRW requests proof in the
report form, where the licensee must declare how many nests and or eggs were
removed under the licence.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Condition 81
stated that “no birds shall be killed under this licence”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q11:</b> Who are the
ornithologist you use for advice on this matter? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> NRW employed
Ornithologist<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q12:</b> How sure is
NRW that declared totals of birds killed are honest.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NRW:</b> The licence
is a legal document, and any false declarations would constitute as an
offence.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, I don’t know about you but for me this raises more questions
and doubt over the control, self-policing, adherence to conditions and I intend
on asking more until this stops or until I’m satisfied there is greater control and policing. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What a ridiculous state we are in.</span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span>Rob Sandhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00473000342176495471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-65187870609200129462018-10-28T08:19:00.002+00:002018-10-28T08:19:33.050+00:00Cornell-The American dream on Halloween at Bangor Birdgroup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elliot
Monteith is a young Birder from the Wirral. He will be coming over to
give us a talk on the Cornell laboratory of Ornithology this Wednesday (Halloween). It provides
the highest grade of ornithological research in the world and is a
leader in the drive to engage, educate and inspire the future
generation of ornithologists. Elliot was one of the three young
British Birders that won a Scholarship to the labs young birder camp
courtesy of their partnership with the Cameron Bespolka trust about
how the lab is changing the face of conservation across North America
and the World, along with how the lab is helping the next generation
in methods that are just making their way across the pond.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So avoid the Trick-or-treat-ers and come over to Bangor this Wednesday.</span></span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">At Bangor </b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Bird-group</b></span></span><b style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> we meet on Wednesday nights in the University of Bangor Brambell Building, Deiniol road opposite Asda just down from the Train Station. Costs are £2 per meeting (non members), or even better join as a member. Membership costs are as follows- Waged = £15, £12 for concessions and free for Bangor University students. </b></div>
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<br />Stephen Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390868365254491000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412851395882523391.post-6272491244264738152018-10-16T08:55:00.000+01:002018-10-16T08:58:42.126+01:00Waderquest in Bangor<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
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Wednesday Rick and Ellis Simpson from Wader Quest are coming to town.
Wader Quest are a charity that was set up to raise funds for
Shorebird projects and to raise awareness about the problems they are
facing around the world regarding diminishing populations and threats
to the world Shorebird fly-ways. Come along it should be a really
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This week at Bangor Birdgroup Tarik Bodasing will be talking about "How the Vulture lost it's head and other Wildlife tales from Zululand".</div>
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Tarik recently moved to the UK from South Africa after marrying a Welsh Girl. He was eased gently into to his first British Summertime with a two month heatwave, which was quite handy as he was working as one of the Cemlyn Tern wardens who normally have to withstand the wind and rain of a typical Welsh Summer, whilst standing on the shingle ridge.</div>
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Prior to moving to the UK he worked as a South African Wildlife Ecologist in Zululand, and this Wednesday he will be telling us some of his Wildlife tales. One not to miss!</div>
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<b style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">At Bangor </b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Bird-group</b></span></span><b style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> we meet on Wednesday nights in the University of Bangor Brambell Building, Deiniol road opposite Asda just down from the Train Station. Costs are £2 per meeting (non members), or even better join as a member. Membership costs are as follows- Waged = £15, £12 for concessions and free for Bangor University students. </b></div>
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