Meet Patch

Everyone who is taking part in the Patchwork Challenge should give themselves a pat on the back. The list of birds that the PWC competition is gradually accruing over the course of 2013, will, thanks to the kindness of those good people at Meopta and Forest Optic, be turned into a donation to the BTO's Out of Africa appeal.

This work has seen the tracking of cuckoos and nightingales on their journeys from Britain to their African wintering grounds and back, using geolocators, the fascinating results of which can be found here for previous years work.

The BTO have been kind enough to name one of their cuckoos for this year 'Patch' which is both tremendously exciting and a massive honour for us here in PWC Towers. You can follow Patch's progress southward (and then very hopefully, northward again, by checking this page.

Attaching geolocators and GPS tags is increasing our knowledge of bird movements hugely. Unfortunately, the hardware for this kind of study does not come cheap, so please contribute to the future of this work and our understanding of migratory birds (as an example, geolocators and data retrieval for each cuckoo on this project will cost approximately £3,000). You can make a general donation here,  or you can sponsor individual cuckoos by following the links for each bird on this page.

Thanks!

London area mini leagues

Ireland mini leagues

Wales mini leagues

Inland North mini league

Coastal North mini leagues

South West mini leagues

South coast mini leagues

Midlands mini leagues

Inland Scotland mini leagues

Inland East Anglia mini leagues

Coastal Scotland mini league

Coastal East Anglia mini league - June

Inspirational Patchwork - part three

Yet another fantastic Patch annual report, this time from Jane Turner at Red Rocks. These are real labours of love, and fascinating to read! I've been inspired to put my own report together for girdle ness...anyone else taking the plunge?

Read the Red Rocks Bird Report here 

The South Coast

It's turning into a bit of a one horse race down on the south coast points league, with Any Johnson a full 44 points ahead of the competition. Roles reversed at the top of the comparative league though, with Liam Curson swapping 2nd for 1st. South Coast - Points
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Andy Johnson	Sandy Point	152	210	81.5534
2	Liam Curson	Cuckmere Haven and Splash Point	131	166	104.4025
3	Ian Roberts	Samphire Hoe	126	159	78.32512
4	Adam Faiers	Sandwich Bay	111	129	N/A
5	Cameron Bespolka	St.Catherines hill, winchester	111	120	N/A
6	Joost Brandsma	Hythe	101	116	N/A
7	Chris Powell	Chartham	95	104	75.36232
8	Mark Lawlor	Pulias Headland	74	87	66.92308
9	Andy Appleton	Haysden	0	0	N/A
10	Ashley Howe	Needs Ore NR	0	0	N/A
11	Barry H	Foreness point	0	0	N/A
12	Craig Sammels	Pegwell Bay	0	0	N/A
13	Dave Boddington	Sheepcote valley to Brighton marina	0	0	N/A
14	Jacob Everitt	Arlington Reservoir	0	0	N/A
15	Jim waterman	Hamble Point	0	0	N/A
16	Michael Booker	Black Ditch/Poling	0	0	N/A
17	Tony Beckett		0	0	N/A
South Coast - %s
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Liam Curson	Cuckmere Haven and Splash Point	131	166	104.4025
2	Andy Johnson	Sandy Point	152	210	81.5534
3	Ian Roberts	Samphire Hoe	126	159	78.32512
4	Chris Powell	Chartham	95	104	75.36232
5	Mark Lawlor	Pulias Headland	74	87	66.92308