Reading Time: 8 minutes Catching up in Mexico You may remember Matt Prior from our recent Mongolia Diaries series, in which Matt took the Pulsar Axion 2 XG35 to Ugii Lake, ringing wading birds migrating through the area as they made their way to their wintering grounds…
Reading Time: 8 minutes Day Seven: 15th August Day Today has remained very windy; ominous clouds have been skating across the sky all day and by the afternoon it became clear that another storm was brewing. A team of three Korean researchers have arrived with another Mongolian…
Reading Time: 8 minutes Day Four: 12th August Morning This morning’s ringing session was really quiet and we have had some fun and games chasing firstly a herd of horses away from one net set and then a herd of cattle away from another net set. Sadly,…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introducing the Tyne Tees Bird Study Group to Thermal Imaging The Tyne Tees Bird Study Group brings together a collective of passionate field ornithologists from all backgrounds to study and conserve birds, wildlife, and habitats in the region. The group is based in…
Reading Time: 13 minutes A Bird Ringer’s Journey to East Asia In early August 2023, Matt Prior — a licensed bird ringer based in Wiltshire — was lucky enough to have visited Ugii Lake in Mongolia, joining local conservationists in their efforts to monitor birds migrating through…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We spent an evening with Ben, Kev, and Ross of the West Midlands Ringing Group (WMRG) to find out how they use thermal imaging devices to aid them in their bird ringing activities. The guys use thermal imaging devices to monitor and survey…
