Thursday 20 May 2021

CES 2 - bad weather week, just got the date in

 Sunday 16th May 2020

Dave, Joe, Linda, Sadie, Claire, Stuart

Marginal forecast, following week of wet and windy weather.  Early 10am finish due to rain.

Birds ringed:

Linnet 5/0;  Long-tailed Tit 2/0;  Dunnock 1/2;  Reed Bunting 1/3;  Sedge Warbler 4/7;  Whitethroat 2/0;  Reed Warbler 2/4;  Blue Tit 2/1;  Robin 0/2;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Wren 0/4;  Chiffchaff 1/0;  Garden Warbler 1/0;  Willow Warbler 0/2;  Blackbird 1/0

One Sedge Warbler was first ringed at Chelmarsh in 2014 - and has been caught at least once in all but one year since.

Total birds:  48

Also seen: Water Rail, Canada Goose, Grey Heron, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Coot, Blackcap, Oystercatcher,  Swallow, Buzzard

2020: 54  2019: 40 2018: 52; 2017: 36; 2016: 53; 2015: 28;  2014:33


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