Thetford Forest Ringing Group

Bird Research in Thetford Forest through ringing, nest recording and surveys; in collaboration with @_BTO and @ForestryEngland. Supported by:

[Thetford Forest Ringing Group @ThetfordFor_RG]

After what has been a poor breeding season in Thetford Forest, it was really good to prove success breeding of another pair of #longearedowl . This juvenile male was an incidental capture, ringed under licence, during our Nightjar project visit.

[Thetford Forest Ringing Group @ThetfordFor_RG]

An amazingly early #Nightjar movement of an adult male that's already departed #thetfordforest and stopped off at Poole Harbour Typically, most adult Nightjars don't migrate until after the end of August. Potentially it was a failed breeder or moving out early due to the drought?

[Thetford Forest Ringing Group @ThetfordFor_RG]

#Nightjar nesting has resumed now that warmer weather has arrived. The female had been present for almost 3 weeks, so possibly failed recently, or decided to delay nesting during the recent weeks of cold & wet conditions. Monitored for @_BTO & @ForestryEngland in #ThetfordForest

[Thetford Forest Ringing Group @ThetfordFor_RG]

The Thetford Forest #nightjar season started well with many back on territory. Only 7 caught but 3 returning from 2023 including this male yeilding our first multi-sensor tag retrieval. Novel flight height data will help reveal the risks posed by wind turbines on migration.