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Category Archives: birds of prey
Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative highlights mixed fortunes for birds of prey in the National Park
The Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative has today published its annual report for 2018, showing improvement in the breeding success of several raptor species within the Peak District National Park compared to 2017, in parallel with an increase in … Continue reading
Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative 2018
Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group fully understands and supports the position taken by the RSPB with regards to the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative, PDRMG will continue to work closely with the RSPB regarding population data and raptor persecution. … Continue reading
Ringing Recovery – Peregrine Falcon Orange 3Z
In May 2016, PDRMG were invited by Wakefield Naturalists’ Society to ring the young Peregrine Falcons at the Cathedral in Wakefield. 4 Birds were ringed with BTO metal rings and fitted with Orange Darvic Rings 3Z, 4Z, 5Z and 6Z. Darvic … Continue reading
Posted in birds of prey, Darvic, dead bird of prey, Falco peregrinus, Hit wires, Peregrine Falcon, Protection, raptor, Recoveries, reporting, reporting ringed birds, ringed bird, ringed bird of prey, Wakefield Cathedral, Wakefield Naturalists’ Society
Tagged Bird of Prey, bird ringing, BTO, dead bird of prey, Falco peregrinus, Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group, raptor group, raptor monitoring, recoveries, reporting dead birds, reporting ringed birds
Just in time for Migration
One of the young Hobbies we ringed at a nest in Cheshire has unfortunately had a collision with a wire fencing close to the nest site, resulting in damage to the soft tissue of the underside of the wing as … Continue reading
Posted in birds of prey, Eurasian Hobby, falco subbuteo, Hobby, Injured bird of prey, Injured raptor, Protection, Rescue, ringed bird, ringed bird of prey
Tagged Bird of Prey, bird ringing, breeding, BTO, Eurasian Hobby, falco subbuteo, pdrmg, Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group, raptor group, raptor monitoring, reporting ringed birds
Merlin Recovery – EY03558
One of a brood of 4 Merlin ringed at a confidential site near to Mossley Gtr Manchester on the 1st of July 2015. This young female was recovered dead, a road casualty in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire on the 30th of July. 85km … Continue reading
Sparrowhawk Recoveries – DD47654 (male) and EL61961 (female).
The 4th and 5th of last weeks ringing recoveries were Sparrowhawks. Once again PDRMG would like to thank the finders for reporting these birds, more details of what to do if you find a ringed bird or a dead bird of … Continue reading
Posted in birds of prey, dead bird of prey, hit glass, hit window, peak district, raptor, Recoveries, reporting, reporting ringed birds, ringed bird, ringed bird of prey, Sparrowhawk
Tagged Bird of Prey, dead bird of prey, dead birds, pdrmg, Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group, recoveries, reporting dead birds, reporting ringed birds
