Sunday 22 August 2021

CES 12 - Quiet final round for 2021

 Sunday 22nd August 2021

Stu, Joe, Dave

Birds caught:  Sedge Warbler 1/1;  Chiffchaff 8/1;  Whitethroat 4/0;  Blackcap 5/2;  Dunnock 1/1;  Wood Pigeon 1/0;  Blue Tit 8/1; Robin 0/1;  Wren 5/1;  Sedge Warbler 0/1;  Reed Warbler 1/1;  Blackbird 1/0;  Willow Warbler 1/0

Total birds:  46

Previous years:  Previous years - 2020 - 44   2019 / 2017 over 60 birds.

CES 11 - Greenfinch the star birds!

 Sunday 15th August 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda, James

Birds caught:

Willow Warbler 1/0;  Wren 3/1;  Blackbird 3/0;  Robin 0/1;  Long-tailed Tit 3/0;  Chiffchaff 11/2'  Blackcap 6/1;  Greenfinch 5/0;  Vlue Tit 13/2;  Reed Bunting 8/4;  Sedge Warbler 2/0;  Whitethroat 2/0;  Great Tit 1/0;  Dunnock 6/1;  Reed Warbler 11/0;  Bullfinch 1/0;

Total birds: 88

As well as 5 trapped Greenfinch, also another dozen or so flying around - excellent to see - most we have caught in over 10 years.

2020- 142 2019 - 56; 2018 - no CES11;  2017 - 96;  2016 no CES 11;  2015 - 45;  2014 - 46

CES 10 - washed out two successive weeks

 Sunday 1st August 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu - all nets up, heavens opened, all nets down - 1 Reed Bunting caught

Sunday 8th August 2021 - no prospect of netting given weather.

Previous years:

CES 10 :  2020: 38  2019: 51;  2018:53  2017: 150 birds,  2016:  92,  2015 - no record,  2014: 40