CES 8 CES 9 CES 10 Good variety, but again low numbers

 

CES 10

Sunday 27th August 2022

CES10  27/08/2022

Kingfisher 4/0; Chiffchaff 4/1;  Willow Warbler 1/0;  Wren 2/1;  Robin 3/2;  Blackcap 5/0;  Reed Warbler 4/4;  Sedge Warbler 1/0;  Blue Tit 3/1;  Goldfinch 1/0;  Song Thrush 1/3;  Dunnock 2/0;  Blackbird 1/0;  Long-tailed Tit 0/2

Total birds : 46 ( 14 species)

Previous years: 

CES 10 :  2021: washed out 2020: 38  2019: 51;  2018:53  2017: 150 birds,  2016:  92,  2015 - no record,  2014: 40

CES 9

Saturday 23rd July 2022

Reed Warbler 13/7;  Blackcap 15/4;  Blue Tit 1/0;  Great Tit 1/0;  Goldfinch 1/0;  Kingfisher 2/0;  Sedge Warbler 1/0;  Robin 1/1;  Long-tailed Tit 1/0;  Chiffchaff 1/0;  Blackbird 1/0;  Wren 0/1;  Reed Bunting 0/1;  Dunnock 0/1

Total birds: 53 ( 14 species)

Previous years: 2021: 96  2020- no record 2019: 103 2018: 86 2017 - weather cancelled ;  2016 - 48  ;  2015 - no record ;  2014 - 86

CES 8

Sunday 10th July 2022

Dave, Stu, Joe, Claire

Birds caught:  Blue Tit 1/1;  Reed Bunting 5/0;  Sedge Warbler 4/5;  Blackcap 6/1;  Song Thrush 3/0;  Whitethroat 2/0;  Reed Warbler 4/9;  Chiffchaff 3/1;  Wren 2/0;  Robin 1/0;  linnet 1/0;  Goldfinch 1/0;  Kingfisher 0/1;  Great Tit 1/0

Total birds: 51

Previous years:2021: 81  2020: 57;  2019: 101;  2018: 109;  2017: 129;  2016: 55;  2015: 39;  2014: 44

CES 7 - rain curtailed catch - low numbers

 Sunday 3rd July 2022

Dave, Joe, Linda

Last hour lost, just when it seemed birds moving ...

Birds caught:  Long-Tailed Tit 3/1;  Kingfisher 1/0;  Blackcap 1/3;  Reed Bunting 1/0;  Dunnock 1/0;  Reed Warbler 11/6;  Robin 5/0;  Garden Warbler 2/0;  Blackbird 2/2;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Great Tit 5/1;  Wren 2/1;  Chiffchaff 5/0;  Blue Tit 4/2;  Treecreeper 1/0

Total birds :  61

Previous years:  2021: 89  2020:  65;  2019: 106;  2018: 58  ; 2017: 92 ;  2016: 90 ;  2015: 59;  2014: 48

CES 6 lost to weather - but good news on Stonechat, Wheatear and Black Redstart

 CES 6 lost due to weather.

On Clee Hill - confirmed breeding pair of Black Redstart:

Stonechat numbers at record high - probably following two mild winters - so far 81 adults trapped for RAS, with double usual number of nests, totalling c100.

After many years of absence, 4 Wheatear have been ringed.

CES 5 - relatively quiet

 Sunday 18th June 2022    

Dave, Stu, Joe 

Birds caught:  Sedge Warbler 0/5; Blackcap 3/0;  Cetti's Warbler 0/2;  Reed Bunting 7/2;  Dunnock 2/2;  Reed Warbler 5/7;  Robin 1/1;  Garden Warbler 1/0

Total birds: 38

Previous years: Total birds:    2021: 73 2020: 87  2019: 93  2018: 62  2017:  71   2016:  56   2015:  27   2014: 43 )