Monday 29th May 2017
A damp, grey, cool Bank Holiday, so decided to try the sewage works for hirundines. A good move as lots there - 2pm onwards ...
Dave and Stu - a combination of fixed nets and flick-netting
22 birds caught: House Martin 13, Sand Martin 3, Swallow 3, Pied Wagtail 1, Chaffinch 1, Dunnock 1 (juv)
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Sunday, 21 May 2017
CES 3 - full team!
Sunday 21st May 2017:
Dave, Joe, Stuart, Linda, Simon, Helen, Sadie, Clare ...
Nets still in improvised position, but phrag now growing nicely.
Kingfisher 1/0, Reed Warbler 5/3, Sedge Warbler 3/4* including French ringed bird, Wren 0/3, Reed Bunting 0/5, Song Thrush 1/0, Dunnock 4/3 (inc 1 young), Blackbird 1/0, Blue Tit 0/1, Long-tailed Tit 2/0 (both young), Robin 0/1
Total: 36 birds (cf 2016: 53, 2015: 28, 2014: 33)
Also rung: 3 Oystercatcher young and 7 Blue Tit young
Also seen: Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 2 Tufted Duck, Linnet, Buzzard
Dave, Joe, Stuart, Linda, Simon, Helen, Sadie, Clare ...
Nets still in improvised position, but phrag now growing nicely.
Kingfisher 1/0, Reed Warbler 5/3, Sedge Warbler 3/4* including French ringed bird, Wren 0/3, Reed Bunting 0/5, Song Thrush 1/0, Dunnock 4/3 (inc 1 young), Blackbird 1/0, Blue Tit 0/1, Long-tailed Tit 2/0 (both young), Robin 0/1
Total: 36 birds (cf 2016: 53, 2015: 28, 2014: 33)
Also rung: 3 Oystercatcher young and 7 Blue Tit young
Also seen: Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 2 Tufted Duck, Linnet, Buzzard
Sunday, 14 May 2017
CES 2 - promising start, but a slow morning
Sunday 14th May 2017:
Dave, Joe, Stuart, Linda, Claire, Helen, Sadie.
Promising conditions, lots of song, but as morning went on sun and breeze hindered catch.
Lesser Whitethroat 1/0, Dunnock 0/1, Goldfinch 1/0, Garden Warbler 0/1, Sedge Warbler 4/3, Wren 0/4, Reed Bunting 3/2, Reed Warbler 1/0, Blue Tit 0/2, Robin 0/1, Chiffchaff 0/1, Blackbird 1/0
26 birds in total.
Other sightings: Curlew, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow
Dave, Joe, Stuart, Linda, Claire, Helen, Sadie.
Promising conditions, lots of song, but as morning went on sun and breeze hindered catch.
Lesser Whitethroat 1/0, Dunnock 0/1, Goldfinch 1/0, Garden Warbler 0/1, Sedge Warbler 4/3, Wren 0/4, Reed Bunting 3/2, Reed Warbler 1/0, Blue Tit 0/2, Robin 0/1, Chiffchaff 0/1, Blackbird 1/0
26 birds in total.
Other sightings: Curlew, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow
Thursday, 11 May 2017
More recoveries ...
| Species: | Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) | Scheme: | GBT | Ring no: | S390171 |
| Original Scheme: | GBT | Original Ring: | - | ||
Ringing details
Age: 4 Sex: M Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: N Act1: U Act2: U
Ringing date: 09-Oct-2016 09:00:00
Reg code: GRM Place code: GRM Site name: Grimley, Worcestershire, UK
County code: GBWOR Grid ref: SO8360 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 14min N -2deg -14min W Accuracy 0
Hab1: B7 Hab2: --
Biometrics: Wing: 78.0 mm. Weight: - g. Time: -hrs
Ringer: Wychavon RG, 9115
Finding details
Ring not Verified Age: 6 Sex: M Sex meth: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: R Act2: U
Finding date: 22-Jan-2017 17:00:00
Reg code: CHE Place code: CHE Site name: Chelmarsh Reservoir, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK
County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7387 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 28min N -2deg -23min W Accuracy 0
Hab1: C7 Hab2: G2
Biometrics: Wing: 78.0 mm. Weight: 21.5 g. Time: 17:00:00hrs
Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9
Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken
Duration: 105 days Distance: 30 km Direction: 340deg (NNW)
Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193
| Species: | Siskin (Carduelis spinus) | Scheme: | GBT | Ring no: | Z689058 |
| Original Scheme: | GBT | Original Ring: | - | ||
Ringing details
Age: 4 Sex: M Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: N Act1: U Act2: U
Ringing date: 28-Feb-2016 11:15:00
Reg code: - Place code: BNORTH Site name: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK
County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7093 Accuracy 1 Co-ords: 52deg 31min N -2deg -26min W Accuracy 1
Hab1: F2 Hab2: --
Biometrics: Wing: 74.0 mm. Weight: 12.4 g. Time: 11:15:00hrs
Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193
Finding details
Ring not Verified Age: 6 Sex: M Sex meth: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: U Act2: U
Finding date: 07-May-2017 (0) time unknown
Reg code: CNO Place code: CNO Site name: Cnoc, Argyll and Bute, UK
County code: GBAAB Grid ref: NN3205 Accuracy 1 Co-ords: 56deg 12min N -4deg -42min W Accuracy 1
Hab1: F3 Hab2: --
Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9
Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken
Duration: 434 days Distance: 433 km Direction: 341deg (NNW)
Finder: R W Furness, 2282
Exciting Stonechat recovery
The first Stonechat recovery on Clee Hill in the best part of 20 years! Will lead to more questions than answers ... contacts being made.
| Species: | Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) | Scheme: | GBT | Ring no: | Z901120 |
| Original Scheme: | GBT | Original Ring: | - | ||
Ringing details
Age: 1 Sex: U Sex meth: U P.ringed: 5 P.alive: 5 Condition: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: N Act1: - Act2: -
Ringing date: 20-May-2016 10:00:00
Reg code: - Place code: SUTCOM Site name: Site Confidential, near Sutton Common, Suffolk, UK
County code: GBSUF Grid ref: TM3247 Accuracy 2 Co-ords: 52deg 4min N 1deg 23min E Accuracy 2
Hab1: D1 Hab2: B1
Ringer: S Abbott, 2964
Finding details
Ring not Verified Age: 5 Sex: F Sex meth: U
Colour marks added: - Metal marks added: - Act1: N Act2: U
Finding date: 01-May-2017 15:15:00
Reg code: CLE Place code: CLE Site name: Clee Hill, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, UK
County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO5977 Accuracy 1 Co-ords: 52deg 23min N -2deg -36min W Accuracy 1
Hab1: I2 Hab2: C2
Biometrics: Wing: 65.0 mm. Weight: 16.9 g. Time: 15:15:00hrs
Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9
Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken
Duration: 346 days Distance: 274 km Direction: 278deg (W)
Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193
Sunday, 7 May 2017
CES 1 - underway for 2017
Sunday 7th May 2016
After the false start of rainy Bank Holiday last Sunday, the weather was favourable.
Dave, Stu, James, Stephen, Helen and Sadie.
Numbers caught: CES 1 : 2014 - 33, 2015 - 35, 2016 - 31 and this year = 32 birds
Nets 2-7 not in customary place due to conservation work clearing beds. Will move back once phrag is at a good height.
Birds caught: new birds/recapture
Wren 2/4, Great Tit 1/0, Reed Warbler 1/5, Sedge Warbler 4/5, Robin 1/0, Reed Bunting 0/2, Chiffchaff 1/0, Dunnock 1/0, Garden Warbler 1/0, Bullfinch 1/1, Blackbird 1/0, Kingfisher 1/0, Song Thrush 1/0
13 species
Also seen: Greenshank, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, Jay, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Cuckoo
After the false start of rainy Bank Holiday last Sunday, the weather was favourable.
Dave, Stu, James, Stephen, Helen and Sadie.
Numbers caught: CES 1 : 2014 - 33, 2015 - 35, 2016 - 31 and this year = 32 birds
Nets 2-7 not in customary place due to conservation work clearing beds. Will move back once phrag is at a good height.
Birds caught: new birds/recapture
Wren 2/4, Great Tit 1/0, Reed Warbler 1/5, Sedge Warbler 4/5, Robin 1/0, Reed Bunting 0/2, Chiffchaff 1/0, Dunnock 1/0, Garden Warbler 1/0, Bullfinch 1/1, Blackbird 1/0, Kingfisher 1/0, Song Thrush 1/0
13 species
Also seen: Greenshank, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, Jay, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Cuckoo
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