tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486146415872292419.post3265188548503125603..comments2024-03-27T09:15:20.927+00:00Comments on Valley Naturalist: Inform BTOValley Naturalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10388870124075590171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486146415872292419.post-46395354481475079222011-01-22T22:41:19.297+00:002011-01-22T22:41:19.297+00:00I remember ringing mute swan back in the 1980'...I remember ringing mute swan back in the 1980's at Llandegfedd Reservoir. My overriding memory was underestimating the strength of the birds.Valley Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388870124075590171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486146415872292419.post-89365533583137840202011-01-22T21:16:45.028+00:002011-01-22T21:16:45.028+00:00I clocked the swans there a while ago so couldn...I clocked the swans there a while ago so couldn't resist the chance to ring a few swans whilst on 'holiday' to wales. Don't when the last Mute Swans were ringed in the county. BTO website only show county totals back to 2006 and theres not records of swans being ringed during those years. Will be nice to see if any breed at Bryn bach this year. Apparently one of the adults (probably the cob) died back in the autumn according to locals. Out of the five, theres only 1 full adult, one a cygnet and the others were sub adult.Luke Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974460163234171381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486146415872292419.post-62210684651299007932011-01-22T10:19:48.730+00:002011-01-22T10:19:48.730+00:00Luke
Good to hear from you. I had a feeling it wa...Luke<br /><br />Good to hear from you. I had a feeling it was someone local due to the newness of the rings. I did mention to Jerry Lewis who suggested it maybe a mid Wales ringer. <br /><br />Love the blog. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />SteveValley Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388870124075590171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-486146415872292419.post-41879915487505184882011-01-17T18:18:41.037+00:002011-01-17T18:18:41.037+00:00Hi Steve,
All the ringed wildfowl you've ment...Hi Steve,<br /><br />All the ringed wildfowl you've mentioned on the your blog are mine. All birds were ringed at Bryn bach. The two swans reported earlier were ringed on the 16/11/2010 and the other between Xmas and new year. The coot was also ringed around this time. Colour ringing would be a good idea, but due to me not being local anymore its not worth setting one up for a site which i might only ring at a couple of times a year. In Dorset we colour ring both Coot and Mute Swan.<br /><br />Would be good over time to see if these swans stick around, according to locals one of the pair at the lake died in the autumn leaving just one full adult bird.<br /><br />regards<br /><br />LukeLuke Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974460163234171381noreply@blogger.com