Saturday, October 3, 2026

Big News: You Can Now Support Our Nestbox & Bird Ringing Project!

 Hey everyone!

If you’ve been following my posts and videos, you know how passionate I am about wild bird conservation—whether that’s crafting custom, predator-proof nestboxes or ringing wild birds to help track local populations.

Watching birds raise their broods in boxes built by hand is an incredible feeling, and my goal now is to build and deploy as many nestboxes as possible across local habitats.

To help fund the timber, hardware, and equipment needed to scale this up, I’ve set up a Buy Me a Coffee page!

How It Works

  • One-Time Tips: You can buy a "coffee" (a small, one-off contribution) whenever you'd like to chip in toward materials for the next batch of boxes.

  • Monthly Memberships: If you want to get more involved, you can join as a monthly member to unlock exclusive perks like downloadable nestbox blueprints, private field updates, and behind-the-scenes nest check photos!

Every single contribution goes directly into materials for new homes in the wild.

Thank you so much for being part of this journey, watching the updates, and helping protect our local wildlife. Let’s build some homes together!

👉 Click here to visit my Buy Me a Coffee page!




Monday, April 27, 2026

Spring ringing in Bulgaria

It's been a while since my last post. Unfortunately, 2025 wasn't a very successful year for me in terms of ringing, as I barely managed any proper sessions. This year started much the same way, with no winter sessions conducted at all; however, I’ve fortunately been able to dedicate several mornings to ringing this April.

Since spring migration is quite sparse in my area, I decided to focus on the two Ficedula species that migrate through the region: the European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) and the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis).

Armed with my "master skills" in Audacity, I created a mix of calls and songs for both species and headed out.

While I did see Pied Flycatchers in the area, I unfortunately didn't manage to ring any. On the other hand, three Collared Flycatchers were ringed. I consider this a great result, as I had only encountered two individuals of this species previously.

Below are the total numbers of ringed birds and some photos. In May and June, I’ll be focusing on nest monitoring and ringing, so hopefully, I’ll have some interesting updates to share soon!


Species NameLatin NameTotal Count
Blue Tit(Cyanistes caeruleus)1
Great Tit(Parus major)4
Chiffchaff(Phylloscopus collybita)5
Blackcap(Sylvia atricapilla)16
Lesser Whitethroat(Curruca curruca)1
Goldcrest(Regulus regulus)2
Wren(Troglodytes troglodytes)1
Song Thrush(Turdus philomelos)1
Blackbird(Turdus merula)2
Robin(Erithacus rubecula)9
Nightingale(Luscinia megarhynchos)1
Collared Flycatcher(Ficedula albicollis)3
Dunnock(Prunella modularis)3
Tree Pipit(Anthus trivialis)1
TOTAL50