citrinella
Well-known member
10/11/08 Pre-season trimming visit at site 2. Two nets erected just to see Many thanks to all concerned.
Blue tit new 1
retrap
Coal tit new 2
retrap
Greenfinch new 1
retrap
Long tailed tit new 6
retrap
Wren new
retrap 1
Total new 10
retrap 1
Also seen / heard at site 2 :
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk (on the road in)
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Blackbird
Redwing
Pied wagtail
Grey wagtail
Robin
Chaffinch
2 Bullfinch
Redpoll
Siskin
Reed bunting
Yellowhammer
At site 1 :
5+ blackbird
chiffchaff (sub-song)
3 yellowhammer
On Sunday we did our autumn partridge count. Very wet fields restricted the are we could cover. We found one covey of four - all adults, 2m, 2f. Harvest rcords showed we have a covey of 11, probably all adults; and a covey of 10, adult mf and 8 young. 2 Others seen at harvest are almost certainly now in the 4 seen today.
Total this year 25.
Also seen/heard :
Buzzard 1+1 (means two separate sightings)
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Snipe
Skylark 3+1
Pied wagtail
Mistle thrush 2+2+1
Dunnock
Robin
Wren
Long tailed tits 4 (probaly same birds seen again)
Chaffinch individuals + 20+
Greenfinch 2+
Goldfinch
Linnet 5+40+60-80
Reed bunting
Yellowhammer 3+1+1
Note - no house sparrow
no hares
Mainly forgetting corvids, game birds, gulls, pigeons and tits.
Mike.
Blue tit new 1
retrap
Coal tit new 2
retrap
Greenfinch new 1
retrap
Long tailed tit new 6
retrap
Wren new
retrap 1
Total new 10
retrap 1
Also seen / heard at site 2 :
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk (on the road in)
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Blackbird
Redwing
Pied wagtail
Grey wagtail
Robin
Chaffinch
2 Bullfinch
Redpoll
Siskin
Reed bunting
Yellowhammer
At site 1 :
5+ blackbird
chiffchaff (sub-song)
3 yellowhammer
On Sunday we did our autumn partridge count. Very wet fields restricted the are we could cover. We found one covey of four - all adults, 2m, 2f. Harvest rcords showed we have a covey of 11, probably all adults; and a covey of 10, adult mf and 8 young. 2 Others seen at harvest are almost certainly now in the 4 seen today.
Total this year 25.
Also seen/heard :
Buzzard 1+1 (means two separate sightings)
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Snipe
Skylark 3+1
Pied wagtail
Mistle thrush 2+2+1
Dunnock
Robin
Wren
Long tailed tits 4 (probaly same birds seen again)
Chaffinch individuals + 20+
Greenfinch 2+
Goldfinch
Linnet 5+40+60-80
Reed bunting
Yellowhammer 3+1+1
Note - no house sparrow
no hares
Mainly forgetting corvids, game birds, gulls, pigeons and tits.
Mike.