Wenlock Edge Nest Box Summary 2011

A total of 412 pulli were ringed ( 24 Marsh Tit, 244 Blue Tit, 123 Great Tit, 13 Nuthatch, 5 Pied Flycatcher and 3 Redstart ). More detailed information below:

Species Summary with Survival Rates 
Overall totals 2011

Species    Nest   (Total Eggs Pulli Fledge) (Avg. Eggs Pulli Fledge) (% egg/pulli survival ; % pulli/fledge ; % egg/fledge ) 

Lilleshall Quarry
 Blue Tit             1     9     9      8      (      9.0    9.0   8.0  )  (  100.0%           88.9%             88.9%  )
 Great Tit           2    10    9      2      (      5.0    4.5   1.0  )  (    90.0%           22.2%             20.0%  )
 Marsh Tit          1     8     8      8      (      8.0    8.0   8.0  )  (  100.0%          100.0%           100.0% )
 Nuthatch           1     7     6      5      (      7.0    6.0   5.0  )  (    85.7%           83.3%             71.4%  )
 Redstart            1     6     5      3      (      6.0    5.0   3.0  )  (    83.3%           60.0%             50.0%  )
 Totals:               6    40    37    26    (      6.7    6.2   4.3  )

Roman Bank
 Blue Tit             4    37    35    35    (      9.3    8.8   8.8  )  (    94.6%          100.0%            94.6%  )
 Great Tit           5    30    30    28    (      6.0    6.0   5.6  )  (    100.0%          93.3%            93.3%  )
 Totals:               9    67   65     63   (       7.4    7.2   7.0  )

Wenlock Edge NT feeding station
 Blue Tit             4    29   25     24    (      7.3    6.3    6.0 )  (     86.2%           96.0%            82.8%  )
 Great Tit           3    20   19     19    (      6.7    6.3    6.3 )  (     95.0%         100.0%            95.0%  )
 Nuthatch           2    13    7       7     (      6.5    3.5    3.5 )  (     53.8%         100.0%            53.8%  )
 Totals:               9    62   51     50    (      6.9    5.7    5.6 )

Wenlock Edge Nest Boxes
 Blue Tit            22  210 189  189    (      9.5    8.6    8.6 )  (      90.0%        100.0%            90.0% )
 Great Tit           7     61   57    56    (      8.7    8.1    8.0 )  (      93.4%           98.2%           91.8% )
 Marsh Tit          2    16   16     16    (      8.0    8.0    8.0 )  (     100.0%       100.0%          100.0% )
 Pied Flycatcher 1      8     5      5     (      8.0    5.0    5.0 )  (      62.5%        100.0%            62.5% )

Disappointing weather and ringing

Thursday 29th December 2011:

Not a great forecast, but ended up wetter than expected, so ringing heavily curtailed. Linda, Dave and I only managed to put up hedge nets.
Totals for the day: Greenfinch 5, Blue Tit 5, Dunnock 1, Great Tit 2, Reed Bunting 1, GS Woodpecker 1

Lots of Greenfinch at Chelmarsh

Saturday 24th December 2011:

Hedge nets and roost nets in reedbed ( Joe, Dave y yo ). Quite a few large finch flocks overhead - mainly Goldfinch and some Redpoll. In the feeding station lots and lots of Greenfinch.
Birds caught: Greenfinch 19, Blue Tit 6, Great Tit 4, Reed Bunting 13, Dunnock 1, Chaffinch 1, GSWoodpecker 1, Long-tailed Tit 3, Song Thrush 1
Very mild weather - no chance of a white Christmas this time !

Chelmarsh - varied catch and a big ( little ) surprise !

Sunday 18th December 2011:

Joe, James and Dave braving the cold - c 3 degrees - last day of recent cold snap.
Birds caught: 27 Reed Bunting, 10 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 7 Greenfinch,  2 Blackbird, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Waterrail AND .... 1 Chiffchaff !!! Good luck to it - but clearly has survived bitter cold of the last week or so. It was an adult and in good health - 8.8g. First such record at Chelmarsh !

Waterrail was a bird first ringed in 2007 and subsequently captured again in 08, 09, 10 ... Happily it survived both 09-10 and 10-11 winters - when caught in the former it was about half its normal body weight !

Greenfinch control from Hilbre Island

Species: Greenfinch          Scheme: GBT          Ring no: TB74483

Ringing details

Age: 3  Sex: female  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: -  Act2: -

Ringing date: 01-Nov-2010

Reg code: ---  Place code: HILBRE  Site name: Hilbre Island, Wirral, Merseyside

County code: GBMER  Grid ref: SJ1887   Co-ords: 53deg 22min N  3deg 14min W

Hab1: H3  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 85 mm.   Weight: 26.8 g.   Time: 1040hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Hilbre Bird Observatory, 9047

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: 2  Sex: F  Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: -  Act2: -

Finding date: 11-Aug-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: MUCHW  Site name: Much Wenlock, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO6299   Co-ords: 52deg 35min N  2deg 34min W

Hab1: F3  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 84 mm.   Weight: 27.7 g.   Time: 0930hrs

Finding condition: 8:20  Movement: --

Controlled    Intentionally Taken

Remarks:

Duration: 283 days    Distance: 98 km    Direction: 153deg (SSE)

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Goldfinch controlled in the Basque Country, Spain

Species: Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis         Scheme: GBT          Ring no: Y090559

Ringing details

Age: 4  Sex: female  Sex meth: B  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: A  Act2: -

Ringing date: 13-Jun-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: BNORTH  Site name: Bridgnorth, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7093 Accuracy 1  Co-ords: 52deg 32min N  2deg 27min W Accuracy 1

Hab1: F2  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 75 mm.   Weight: 15.6 g.   Time: 0815hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: -  Sex: F  Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: -  Act2: -

Finding date: 12-Nov-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: ---  Site name: Astigarraga, Guipúzcoa, Spain

County code: ES02  Grid ref: ------   Co-ords: 43deg 17min N  1deg 57min W

Hab1: --  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 7:99  Movement: --

Alive: released    Unknown Circumstances

Remarks:

Duration: 152 days    Distance: 1029 km    Direction: 178deg (S)

Finder: San Sebastian

House Sparrow, Great Tit and Blue Tit dead recoveries

Species: House Sparrow          Scheme: GBT          Ring no: TL73282

Ringing details

Age: 2  Sex: male  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: A  Act2: -

Ringing date: 21-Nov-2010

Reg code: ---  Place code: BNORTH  Site name: Bridgnorth, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7093 Accuracy 1  Co-ords: 52deg 32min N  2deg 27min W Accuracy 1

Hab1: F2  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 77 mm.   Weight: 24.9 g.   Time: 0930hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: 4  Sex: -  Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: -  Act2: -

Finding date: 23-Apr-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: BNORTH  Site name: Bridgnorth, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7093 Accuracy 1  Co-ords: 52deg 32min N  2deg 27min W Accuracy 1

Hab1: F2  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 2:01  Movement: --

Freshly dead    Bird Found

Remarks:

Duration: 153 days    Distance: 0 km    Direction: 0deg (---)

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Species: Blue Tit          Scheme: GBT          Ring no: X448027

Ringing details

Age: 3  Sex: unknown  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: A  Act2: -

Ringing date: 16-Nov-2008

Reg code: ---  Place code: SVCP  Site name: Severn Valley Country Park, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7584   Co-ords: 52deg 27min N  2deg 22min W

Hab1: B1  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: 63 mm.   Weight: 11 g.   Time: 1345hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: 4  Sex: -  Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: -  Act2: -

Finding date: 20-Apr-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: SVCP  Site name: Severn Valley Country Park, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7584   Co-ords: 52deg 27min N  2deg 22min W

Hab1: B1  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 3:27  Movement: --

Dead: Not fresh    At Nest Box

Remarks:

Duration: 885 days    Distance: 0 km    Direction: 0deg (---)

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Species: Great Tit          Scheme: GBT          Ring no: X954062

Ringing details

Age: 3  Sex: female  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: A  Act2: -

Ringing date: 21-Dec-2009

Reg code: ---  Place code: SVCP  Site name: Severn Valley Country Park, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7584   Co-ords: 52deg 27min N  2deg 22min W

Hab1: B1  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: 74 mm.   Weight: 19.7 g.   Time: 1445hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: -  Sex: -  Sex meth: -

Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: -  Act2: -

Finding date: 15-Nov-2011

Reg code: ---  Place code: SVCP  Site name: Severn Valley Country Park, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7584   Co-ords: 52deg 27min N  2deg 22min W

Hab1: --  Hab2:

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 1:27  Movement: --

Dead    At Nest Box

Remarks: In nesting box

Duration: 694 days    Distance: 0 km    Direction: 0deg (---)

Wenlock Edge National Trust ringing

Saturday 10th December 2011:

Single net in Chris' garden by the bird hide - lots of tits immediately in there. Totals : Robin 1, Blue Tit 21, Coal Tit 3, Great Tit 9, Marsh Tit 3, Great-S Woodpecker 1

Not as many ringed birds as expected, but one Great Tit ringed as a pullus in 2010 

Bad light and rain stopped play at Chelmarsh and Severn Valley Country Park

Sunday 4th December 2011:

On a 50/50 forecast Dave and Joe went to Chelmarsh and ended up ringing a single Blackbird. That beats Linda and I who went to Severn Valley Country Park and didn't manage to put up a net as the rain set in ! Still, we established that the Reed Bunting roost is still going strong and we hope to go back some time soon.