citrinella
Well-known member
02/02/08 Ringing at site 1. Many thanks to all concerned.
Mist netting at feeding station
Blackbird new 0
retrap 4
Blue tit new 1
retrap
Brambling new 20
retrap 1
Chaffinch new 15
retrap 6
Dunnock new 2
retrap 3
Greenfinch new 3
retrap
Long tailed tit new
retrap 1
Robin new 1
retrap 8
Yellowhammer new 15
retrap 5
TOTAL new 57
retrap 28
Whoosh netting at wild bird cover
Linnet new 80
retrap 5
This was our first between winter brambling retrap. We ringed our first in winter 02-03; small numbers each winter since; best 25 last winter; total 65 ringed prior to this winter. This winter we have ringed 33 to date. We have only had 4 previous (same winter) retraps; 3 last winter and 1 in 04-05.
Also seen / heard near feeding station
Tawny owl
90-100 Golden plover
Skylark
45 Fieldfare
Goldcrest
At wild bird cover
Kestrel
Merlin
c.10 skylark300-350 linnet
c.10 skylark
In my garden
2 greater spotted woodpecker
2 Brambling
2 Greenfinch
20+ chaffinch
Goldfinch
Friday
Around the farm Friday
4 Grey partridge
Several small groups of fieldfare
4 Goldfinch
Site 3
c.50 fieldfare
40-50 blackbird
20+ chaffinch
15+ yellowhammer
Mainly forgetting corvids, game birds, gulls, pigeons and tits.
Mike.
Mist netting at feeding station
Blackbird new 0
retrap 4
Blue tit new 1
retrap
Brambling new 20
retrap 1
Chaffinch new 15
retrap 6
Dunnock new 2
retrap 3
Greenfinch new 3
retrap
Long tailed tit new
retrap 1
Robin new 1
retrap 8
Yellowhammer new 15
retrap 5
TOTAL new 57
retrap 28
Whoosh netting at wild bird cover
Linnet new 80
retrap 5
This was our first between winter brambling retrap. We ringed our first in winter 02-03; small numbers each winter since; best 25 last winter; total 65 ringed prior to this winter. This winter we have ringed 33 to date. We have only had 4 previous (same winter) retraps; 3 last winter and 1 in 04-05.
Also seen / heard near feeding station
Tawny owl
90-100 Golden plover
Skylark
45 Fieldfare
Goldcrest
At wild bird cover
Kestrel
Merlin
c.10 skylark300-350 linnet
c.10 skylark
In my garden
2 greater spotted woodpecker
2 Brambling
2 Greenfinch
20+ chaffinch
Goldfinch
Friday
Around the farm Friday
4 Grey partridge
Several small groups of fieldfare
4 Goldfinch
Site 3
c.50 fieldfare
40-50 blackbird
20+ chaffinch
15+ yellowhammer
Mainly forgetting corvids, game birds, gulls, pigeons and tits.
Mike.