Chris Payne

Former Lighting Documentary Cameraman & now enjoying my local Natural History & my love of islands as much as I can.

[Chris Payne @Payne1pro]

@DianeHaywood71 @AdeysAlthorp Indeed! Sparrowhawk & Tawnies can give you deeper wounds & scratches. 🤣

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@Martine21886963 @AdeysAlthorp @AlthorpHouse They are fantastic - & so pleased they are all so healthy & clean. The nest itself is another matter - full of regurgitated pellets & just a little bit wiffy.

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@AdeysAlthorp @DianeHaywood71 Was only a faint scratch!
I'll live! 🤣😂 Thanks for your concern! 🥰

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@ItImnot @AdeysAlthorp A great size to ring & each ring bears a unique code & number & if it is recorded anywhere else we can tell the distance & where it came from & its age. All very useful data for the BTO - (British Trust for Ornithology).
All carried out under Schedule1 licence.

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@DianeHaywood71 @AdeysAlthorp Pleased to say they were very calm. Later on in about another week or so they will be a little more feisty.

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@ECNSmartatX @AdeysAlthorp Just one small faint scratch.
If you handle them correctly they do not hurt you at this correct age of ringing them.

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@MariaMa86634549 @AdeysAlthorp Measurements taken by me, they were between 37- 43 days old roughly.

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@IreneSc10551404 @AdeysAlthorp @AlthorpHouse Judging from certain data I took this brood of four chick were between 38-43 days old. Good age to ring them - (but a fluffy one) 🤣
By a measurement of one of the primary feather we can assess the age by the emerging feather from the sheath. Chris Payne - NRG

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@AdeysAlthorp Excellent news!! Such an amazing looking bird. 👏👍

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@AdeysAlthorp A Very Happy Anniversary Adey! Congratulations!
A well deserved treat! 🍾🥂

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@AdeysAlthorp Yes Adey - my wildlife pond in my back garden! Loads of frogs & spawn.

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@SI_HESTER @AdeysAlthorp We are hoping that they will. We put up this box after seeing Little Owls on the beam ledge, where I was monitoring breeding Barn Owls at the same site.
Time will tell & we will keep everyone upto date with Althorp Owls. I'm monitoring some 28 site throughout Northants.

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@AdeysAlthorp @AlthorpHouse So close! 😍 Fantastic portrait Adey - normally so wary. 👌

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@AdeysAlthorp That's great news Adey! 👍

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@CarlBovisNature Indeed - under my ringing licence I have ringed almost 600 Goldfinches this year in my garden.
Recovery/Recapture up in Scotland & one even on the West Coast of Ireland.

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@AdeysAlthorp Good crop of berries this year so food for our Scandinavian bird visitors. Any large finch flocks?

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@mattthesparrow Nice one Matt! 👍
Numbers are gradually growing with me here in Northants.
3 ringed yesterday

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@RingersWm Certain does! Fairly recently had a Goldfinch from one of my ringing site in Northants was retrapped on the West Coast of Ireland, County Clare. 🤔😯

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@katemacrae Welcome little man to the world & to nature with WildlifeGrandma!!
Congratulations 🥳🍾🥂

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@RingersWm @SthStaffsWater @OfwatChair @Ofwat @OfwatChiefExec @StaffsWildlife Such good news!! 👍 👏