Irish Midlands Ringing Group

The Irish Midlands Ringing Group formed in 2013 as a platform for Irish bird ringers. Our ethos is to promote bird conservation through ringing.

[Deborah Pitman @DeborahPitman]

I’m just about to have a site visit with a Project Manager from @networkrail - I’ll be carrying our message loudly #saveourswifts #unblockthenests #ChapelMiltonViaduct

[Royal Canal Park Community Association @RCPCA1]

Join @WeAreTUDublin Royal Canal Clean-Up

🗓️ Saturday, 25 April 2026
📍Royal Canal Park

🦢🦆🛶🚮🧽🧹
@CleanCoasts @royalcanal_rcag
https://t.co/EYAv858CFX

[Deborah Pitman @DeborahPitman]

Returning migrating birds face disaster in Derbyshire. @networkrail operatives have cemented nest entrances closed. Full details on the link. #UnblockOurNests #Swifts
https://t.co/kFgQKf8HTC

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

First Swallow and Sand Martins around Dublin today officially happy .

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

First Swallow and Sand Martins around Dublin today officially happy .

[Rosena @Rosena72923102]

TOLKA BRANCH Birdwatch Ireland - Monthly Talk on Wed. 18th Feb. 2026 @ 7:45PM in the Botanic Gardens Teagasc Building in Glasnevin, Dublin is "Swifts" by Tara Adcock. The car park will be open & free. @BirdWatchIE @MidlandsRinging @BirdwatchDublin @BWIFingal

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

Great work, we have circa 25 GP feed at night during winter in the Phoenix Park Dublin each year , we have only been able to ring one in 4 years of trying .

[Graham Appleton @GrahamFAppleton]

Golden Plovers don't like neighbours!
Many anthropogenic changes affect Iceland's Golden Plovers, as you can read here, but particularly building a new house in an open landscape:
https://t.co/t5k47HtHHy
Species just added to VULNERABLE section of Icelandic RED LIST.
#Ornithology

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

@MeathBirder Good spot, was it near the Swans near the old track road ? Thanks

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

Great picture , we have Dipper nest boxes up on the Tolka and hope they will be used again this spring , such a beautiful and interesting bird

[Meath Birder @MeathBirder]

Dipper, Tolka River, Glasnevin. Record shot 😜 #birds #birding #waterbirds #Canon #Sigma

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

The International Swan Census is nearly here! UK coverage looks strong, but key sites still need volunteers for 17–18 Jan 26. If you can help, please reach out to @WeBS_UK. Check map for vacant sites - https://t.co/7ZuYb98ZBy🦢Thanks to all who are taking part! Photo: Ben Andrew

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

Brill work Kane

[Kane Brides @KaneBrides]

Out of office ✔️ Week of nocturnal surveys at the Ouse Washes to map how smaller wetlands support roosting Iceland Whooper Swans. Thermal tech + drones + GPS tracking = identifying key sites & backing landscape-scale wetland protection for migrants 🌍🦢

#Wetlands #Conservation

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

Great work as ever

[West Midlands Ringing Group @RingersWm]

🌙✨ 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 (R) vs male (L) Skylarks.
#thermalbirding

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @WriterHannahBT]

One thousand people have followed me here in the last week. If you don’t know much about the swift brick campaign, I wrote a book about it called #NatureNeedsYou - The Fight To Save Our Swifts. It’s been a shocker of a ride so far but I will never give up. Why? I love birds.

[West Midlands Ringing Group @RingersWm]

🪶 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. 💚

[Hedgehog Cabin @HedgehogCabin]

Halloween artificial cobweb material:
It may be a bit of fake fun for you, but it's a very real and terrifying death for them.
And it's not only birds.
I've had my first call of the season of a hedgehog trapped in this horrific fake 'cobweb', made especially for gullible halloweeners to spread over their greenery, trapping all unsuspecting birds, insects and mammals, including hedgehogs.
The fine synthetic fibers are difficult for animals to see and can quickly wrap around their legs, spines, and neck, leading to severe injuries.
When a hedgehog struggles to free herself the web tightens, cutting off circulation and causing deep wounds. These constriction injuries often lead to permanent damage or death.
Unfortunately the call was from Manchester, so all I could do was talk them through getting the poor creature to a rescue.
Clearly she had been trapped there for at least one night, and her struggles had pulled the strong nylon strands so tightly that one of her toes had been amputated.
Can you imagine the pain and the sheer terror?
And then seeing dawn approach, while hanging there, tightly bound and helpless.
Aside from being stressed, dehydrated, starving and exhausted to the point of near death, she also had horrific bite/peck wounds to her face, where she had been held there, helpless, unable to curl and defend herself, while a predator tried to eat her alive.
If you have used this deadly cruel trap to 'decorate' your garden, please take it down now.
Please don't be conned by the greedy makers and sellers of this rubbish into hurting defenceless animals.

[Rosena @Rosena72923102]

TOLKA BRANCH Birdwatch Ireland Monthly Talk on Wed. 15th Oct. 2025 at 7:45PM in the Botanic Gardens Auditorium in Glasnevin, Dublin is "The Mute Swan in Dublin" by Graham Prole. The car park opens at 7:30PM and is free. @BirdWatchIE @MidlandsRinging @GrahamProle @BirdwatchDublin

[West Midlands Ringing Group @RingersWm]

🌿 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

[West Midlands Ringing Group @RingersWm]

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

[Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) @CABS_REPORTS]

🕊️ Our #Cyprus bird protection campaign w/ @ChrisGPackham & @MeganMcCubbin is soaring!

Thanks to our amazing volunteers & everyone who's donated, we've now raised over £24k for our anti-poaching operations.

Together, we can save more birds!

🎗️ https://t.co/oaqNftxG7I

[Irish Midlands Ringing Group @IMRingingGroup]

Great work, we had a not so Common Whitethroat this weekend in Dublin also first for our site and prob the last and only one this year .

[matt prior @mattthesparrow]

The highlight of a lovely morning at Swindon STW was this gorgeous Lesser Whitethroat. It is late in the year for them now so it may well be the last one of the year for us.