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Welcome to the Sorby Breck Ringing Group website.
Please look at our 'blog' for interesting items about the group's activities.
Details of Ringing Demonstrations can be found in the Events
and News sections.
(1935-2010)
 It
is with great sadness that we report the death of Mike J. Wareing this
week, a founder member
of our Group. Mike was a larger than life character, enthusiastic about
ecology and ornithology. He was an impressive athlete in his younger
days...
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more
On Saturday 26th June 2010 myself, Bryn and Martin
made an early start in order to get to Anglesey for 7.45am for a ringing
trip to Puffin  Island.
We arrived early having had a very good run over, and while we were
eating breakfast on the pier in Beaumaris, the sun was already hot and
the views...read
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- Hot off
the Press!
 The
2009 Report is now available to download as a pdf. Some text from
the report also appears in the 'Surveys' and 'Articles' sections. Click
on the link above to access the report.
The picture of the week is now up and running.
Click on the link below to view the latest picture and previous pictures.
Click here
Rose-ringed (formally known as Ring-necked) parakeets
are a species that were introduced into  Europe
in the mid 20th Century with the first breeding record in the UK...
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Main site - 18th July 2010 / Login - 15th July
2010
A tribute to Mike Wareing, founder member of the group who passed
away this week. Help wanted with Great Tit study - see blog.
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 As
part of our agreement with landowners, Severn Trent, we carry out bird
monitoring and ringing in the valley. The nesting success of Goshawk
and other raptors in the area is very poor  compared
to other areas in the country, due to
suspected persecution. On top of that, there are other natural causes
that may affect the breeding success of the birds...read more...
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