PhD cand. at @uccBEES | wildlife enthusiast esp. birds and insects | based in Cork but home is Co. Armagh | I run @Irishwoodcock acc | artist & photographer
Jun 28, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Fantastic news that the results of our #swift colour-ringing project is delivering results! A bird I ringed (code AR) last summer as a chick in a nest has settled in a nestbox only 2 metres from where it grew up! It's fascinating to know at least some chicks return home. 1/4
There are few ringing projects for swifts across Europe, and basically none which allow for the ability to identify all returning birds without having to recapture. So this is an exciting long term project to develop, and there is the potential to learn a lot about swifts 2/4