Ringing Update: Bird welfare always comes first. During periods of severe weather, we deliberately pause ringing activity and updates so birds can rest, feed, and conserve energy without disturbance. Sometimes the best action is to step back and let nature do its work. 🐦

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A beautiful morning at #WildPackington , Solihull 🌅🐦 9 species ringed at the feeding station, including 4 Treecreepers, 3 Redwings, 2 Blackbirds, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a flurry of tits. An inspiring start to an amazing project! ✨

Happy new year to all of our amazing followers. We have some really exciting projects and papers coming in 2026. Keep following for more updates 🎉 🥳

🎄🐦 We wish all our members, volunteers, partners, and followers a Merry Christmas from all of us at WMRG #Christmas2025

Another stunning thermal evening survey at Cuckoo Bank, Staffordshire 🌙✨ Despite light pollution at its worst, we ringed 2 Woodcock, 2 Jack Snipe (inc a Jan 2025 retrap tipping the scales @ a whopping 80g!), plus a Common Snipe and a Skylark. Incredible night in the field 🐦🔥

🚨 BIG NEWS COMING 🚨 We’ve got a very exciting project in the works and you can be part of it 👀✨ Something special is on the way… 👀 Watch this space. More soon. 🚀

An interesting night at a new farm in Draycote 🌙 Learning the site through our thermals, ringing 2 Redwing, 2 Skylark & 1 Woodcock before the weather cancelled play. Very excited for the future at this wildlife friendly farm. 🐦 #meep @tj-focus.bsky.social

Another stunning ringing session at @SoultonHall yesterday 🐦 A fantastic mix of species including 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare & Reed Bunting, plus more. This special site just keeps giving 🌿✨ #BirdRinging #Conservation #BirdsOfBritain

🌙🔥 Nighttime thermal survey results are in! A night @farmer_richardT last night saw us ring 15 Skylark, 2 Woodcock, 2 Jack Snipe (great additions to our JS project!), plus Yellowhammer & Fieldfare. Year-on-year data like this is gold for conservation 📊🦉 @tj-focus.bsky.social

Fantastic to be collaborating with @Hartpury University. Talking all things thermal and Farmland birds!

🪶 Another lovely movement recorded! A Stonechat first ringed on 21/04/22 as an adult male and known to have successfully fledged 5 chicks at Cuckoo Bank, Staffs has been spotted at Chasewater, 4km from its original site, on 27/11/25. Showing how important colour rings are. @cuckoobirder.bsky.social

🌙✨ Incredible thermal survey in Charlton, Worcestershire last night! We ringed 42 Skylarks, including a retrap from early 2025. Amazing to see around 150 birds across several fields — and a great side-by-side look at female (left) vs male (right) Skylarks. #BirdRingIng #Skylarks #Conservation 🐦📡

A great age 👏 A Redpoll caught on 17/10/25 at Cannock Chase, Staffs was already wearing a ring and we’ve just learned it was first ringed on 17/10/2020, exactly 5 years earlier 275km (170m) at Icklesham, Sussex These little birds never stop surprising us! 🐦✨

Absolutely buzzing after our latest ringing session! 🎉 9 Jack Snipe, 2 Woodcock, 1 Common Snipe & 9 Skylark and with DNA from 56 Jack Snipe now collected this season already, we can finally wrap up our paper on sexing this elusive little marvel. What a season it’s becoming! 🪶✨

Another Redpoll on the move! 🔥 Caught on Cannock Chase (13/11/2025), ringed 41 days earlier 161 km away in Ripon, North Yorkshire All that travelling… for a bird that weighs only 11 grams! 🤯 These recoveries give us incredible insight into how far these tiny powerhouses roam

Last night the team visited a farm in Hixon for a thermal survey. Encouraging to see birds making full use of the winter wheat cover. We ringed 6 Skylark and 1 Woodcock, a productive session on well-managed habitat.#pulsartelosxp50 #pulsarwildlife @tj-focus.bsky.social @pulsarvisionukroi.bsky.social

The new Staffordshire fields delivered in a big way tonight, 10 Jack Snipe ringed during a brief thermal visit, at least 10 more seen, plus 60+ Common Snipe. A standout site for some of Britain’s most elusive birds. #pulsartelosXP50 #Pulsarwildife @pulsarvisionukroi.bsky.social @tj-focus.bsky.social

Another fascinating find! A Reed Bunting we ringed on 24/09/25 at @SoultonHall Shropshire, was re-caught just 28 days later, 47 km away at Wolverhampton Race Course! 🌍 Without bird ringing, we’d never uncover these amazing movements through the country. #BirdRinging

Setting off fireworks in your garden is like taking the wrong person home after a few drinks. The morning-after regret is real. Fireworks kill wildlife, terrify pets, and throw migrating birds into chaos. Think before you let your load off. #thermalfireworks #Fireworks

🪶 It’s not just about ringing birds, it’s also about keeping habitats healthy and nest boxes safe. Yesterday we were across Staffordshire at our Peregrine sites, refreshing nest-box gravel and cleaning roof spaces to stop them nesting in unsuitable spots. 💚

Almost 1,200 Redpoll ringed across Cannock Chase, Staffs! 🔄 One bird we ringed on 08/09/25 has already been re-caught 55 km away in Warwickshire @heartofengland (Redditch RG) on 24/10/25. Each ring reveals more about how these tiny travellers move across the UK! ❤️‍🔥 #BirdRinging

A long journey for a little bird! 🗺️ This Reed Bunting, ringed on 11/02/2024 at Cannock Chase, Staffs, has been re-caught a remarkable 382 km away 😮 by @clydeRG in Cowcaddens, Glasgow on 16/10/25. Ringing really does tell a story. 💫 #BirdRinging #ReedBunting #Migration

Fireworks bring us moments of joy but cause lasting harm to wildlife. Thermal imaging shows the distress spreading through our skies for months on end. Isn’t it time we found a kinder, quieter way to celebrate? 🌱✨ @tj-focus.bsky.social @pulsarvisionukroi.bsky.social

Another incredible Redpoll recovery! 🔁 One of our Cannock Chase birds was already ringed first tagged on 29/07/23 in Stonehaugh, Northumberland, 258 km away 🗺️ Re-caught by us on 18/10/25, helping build a fantastic picture of Redpoll movements across the UK! 🐦✨ #Migration

It’s Halloween 👻 time for spooky fun! But remember: fake spider webs can trap and harm birds, bats & other wildlife. 🕸️ Keep your decorations safe by skipping webbing on trees & bushes. Let’s keep the scares fake, not fatal. 🦇🌿 #WildlifeFriendlyHalloween

Over 1,000 Redpoll ringed on Cannock Chase, Staffs and one had quite the story! 💫 Originally ringed on 01/10/25 in South Landing, Yorkshire 196 km away, it was recaptured by us just 13 days later. 🐦✨ Incredible journey for such a tiny traveller! #Redpoll #Migration

From farmland to wetland 🌾➡️🌊 Thanks to @severnrivers we’ve transformed land near Draycote into a thriving wetland, soon to be alive with breeding and feeding waders. Just one of the ways our team goes beyond bird ringing to support wildlife! 🐦 #conservation #wetland #birds

Incredible recovery! 🙌 A Reed Warbler we ringed at @LaneMarsh Solihull 06/08/2020 was re-caught nearly 5 years later 30/06/2025 just 11km away @ WMBC Ladywalk, Hams Hall! 🌿 Imagine being this small and flying thousands of miles in between 😮 #BirdRinging #Migration

Guess who’s back? 👀 Cuckoo Bank, Staffordshire treated us to an amazing night with 4 Jack Snipe and 1 Skylark ringed! 🌙 Plenty of other visitors too, including Common Snipe and Woodcock. What a night! 💫 #BirdRinging #returnofthejack

2 More thermal surveys this week in South Staffordshire saw us ring our first Woodcock of the Autumn together with Grey Partridge 3 Common snipe 2 Redwing 1 Meadow pipit 1 Skylark 11 #thermalbirding #birdringing

This week we ringed over 1000 Redpoll on Cannock chase in 5 sessions! The number of birds seen has been spectacular, but a lot have now moved on. In all of the birds ringed we only caught 3 that had been ringed elsewhere, but didn't recapture a single bird we ringed! #migration #birdringing

Big thanks to the Nuneaton Bird Club for a great evening! Loved sharing insights on thermal imaging for birding & ringing, and even more, the lively Q&A that followed. What a brilliant community of birders! 🦉🌙

Wow! This Lesser Redpoll influx just keeps growing. Another 241 ringed yesterday at Cannock Chase! Incredible movement with no retraps or controls yet. What a season for these stunning little finches! 🔥 #migration #Redpoll #birds

Record-breaking morning on Cannock Chase! ➡️ 208 Redpoll ringed yesterday ➡️ 258 total including our test hour the previous day. Unbelievable numbers for the season, a real Redpoll influx! 🔴 #BirdRinging #Migration #Redpoll

✨Ever wondered what migration looks like at night? 🌌 We often sit under the stars with our @PulsarWild thermal camera, coffee in hand ☕, watching flocks glide silently overhead. You hear one redwing, but in thermal, you see ten. Absolutely magical. 🐦‍⬛🫶

An unexpected addition to our thermal dazzling session with farmer Andy last night in Staffordshire, together with a Grey Partridge & 8 new Skylarks we found this October Quail! Our first ringed on the farm @thermal4birding.bsky.social @tj-focus.bsky.social

🐦💨 This tiny Blue Tit just blew our minds! Caught at @soultonhall 28/09/25 wearing a ring… turns out it was originally ringed 120km away in Penallt, Monmouthshire 19/11/23. That’s an epic journey for this species! 💙✨ #Birds #Wildlife

✨ Barn owls are truly magical creatures. Last night at @SoultonHall we had the privilege of ringing two of them 🦉 with the help of thermal to monitor our nets, helping us learn more about the incredible wildlife thriving across this beautiful estate. 🌿💫

🌿🍇 A bumper berry season means full hedgerows and full bellies! Our warblers are weighing in well this year, ready for the long journey ahead. #Birds #AutumnMigration #Nature

👀 Want to see conservation in action? Join us for updates on bird ringing across the West Midlands, from robins to warblers. Follow, share & spread the word, together, we can give nature a voice! 🕊️ #BirdsOfBritain #CitizenScience

📊 Bird ringing helps answer BIG questions: ✨ Where do our garden birds migrate? ✨ How long do they live? ✨ How can we protect them from habitat loss? Every ring tells a story and every story guides conservation. 🌍💚

🔔 Ever wondered what bird ringing is all about? In the West Midlands, our volunteers carefully fit tiny ID rings to wild birds 🐦 unlocking secrets of their journeys, lifespans & survival. Here’s why it matters ⬇️ #BirdConservation #WestMidlands

🌿 Another fantastic morning @SoultonHall ! We ringed 52 new birds 🐦✨ Highlights included: 🔸 3 Stonechat 🔸 9 Chiffchaff 🔸 2 Meadow Pipit plus many more! Each tiny ring helps us unlock the secrets of migration & survival. 💚 #BirdConservation

Stonechats are on the move! 🚶‍♂️🐦 This time of year they wander far from breeding grounds and might pop up anywhere. Keep an eye out for a black leg ring with white engraving, you might spot one of ours! 👀 #Birds #Stonechat #Wildlife

✨ Barn Owls are just magical! Last night on Packington Estates, Solihull we re-caught a ringed bird, turns out it was one we’d ringed as a chick just 2km away @LaneMarsh in 2023. 💫 Wonderful to see it thriving and staying local! 🦉💛 #BarnOwl

Deployed the @ZEISSBirding trail cam to monitor mink… but of course, someone had to steal the spotlight with a cheeky photobomb! 📸🦉 #TrailCam

Lovely to hear our Nightjar project featured on @bbcfarmingtoday this morning. Great to be able to share the story of these incredible birds with others. 🌙✨ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Keep your eyes peeled for our colour ringed Stonechat in the midlands, we ringed a further 8 yesterday on Bredon Hill @OverburyEnt @No1FarmerJake. Each ring is black with 2 white letters #worcsbirds #birdringing

First nights back on Farmland using the Thermal which didn’t disappoint, 25 Skylarks ringed and 4 Grey Partridge, the first Greys ever at this site! 🔥🐦 Great to be back monitoring birds after dark. 🌙✨ @tj-focus.bsky.social @pulsarvisionukroi.bsky.social