Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Starting to feel like autumn 🍂 000
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Evidence of autumn passage at Abberton this week. We caught a Sedge Warbler that had been ringed two weeks ago near Peterborough, 104 km SE. 021
Reposted by Abberton Res Ringing GroupThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/07/2026Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 yearstheguardian.comListen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 yearsGuardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost 516288
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It’s been a busy spring at Abberton. Among the highlights this Belgian Reed Warbler in May (ringing details awaited). 010
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Joy at Abberton Res yesterday where for the third year out of four the CES team caught this Nightingale originally ringed in The Gambia in January 2020. Now 7 years old and still going strong. Just brilliant! 🇬🇲🇬🇧 @btobirds.bsky.social @essexbirdnews.bsky.social 18614
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Treecreeper, Cetti’s Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat were among the birds to feature during our opening CES #birdringing session of the year. 040
Reposted by Abberton Res Ringing GroupPiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 03232
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Here’s a really nice movement of a Cetti’s Warbler last year. Ringed by us at Abberton Res, Essex on 14 July, then caught again at Leighton Moss, Lancashire on 9 November. 354 km NW. A top example of juvenile female Cetti’s dispersal, right to edge of range. 072
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Ringing recovery: a Reed Warbler ringed at Abberton Res on 20 July was caught 10 days later at Clopton, Cambridgeshire. WNW movement of 71 km. 020
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 03/08/2025First autumn Willow Warblers in the Abberton #birdringing nets - always a joy 💛 0140
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Better late than never: a recently fledged Nightingale at today’s Abberton CES. 🤎 030
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 27/05/2025First juvenile birds of the CES season at Abberton yesterday, including several rather cute Long-tailed Tits. #birdringing 0371
Abberton Res Ringing Group @abberton-ringing.bsky.social · 30/04/2025He’s back! Lovely start to this year’s Abberton CES for @btobirds.bsky.social with return of a Nightingale we first caught in May 2023 that had originally been ringed, in it’s first winter, in The Gambia 🇬🇲 in January 2020. Now 6 years old with 12 migrations completed. Epic! #birdringing #ukbirding 19110
