CES 10 - low numbers - early finish due to weather

 Sunday 7th August 2023

Dave, Joe, Linda

After nearly a month of cold, wet weather, a small window, but netting abandoned at 9.45 due to wind getting up - so catch affected:

Reed Warbler 2/5;  Dunnock 0/1;  Blue Tit 3/0;  Great Tit 0/1;  Chiffchaff 5/0;  Blackbird 2/0;  Robin 1/0;  Blackcap 3/1;  Wren 2/0;  Bullfinch 1/1;  Whitethroat 1/0;  Kingfisher 1/1

Total birds caught: 31 (12 species)

Also seen - on scrape - 3 Great White Egrets

CES 10 :  2022: 46; 2021: washed out 2020: 38  2019: 51;  2018:53  2017: 150 birds,  2016:  92,  2015 - no record,  2014: 40

Sedge Warbler control

 

Species:	Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	AKT2163

Ringing details

Age: 3 Sex: U Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: U

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

Ringing date: 08-Sept-2021 07:00:00

Reg code: ICK Place code: ICK Site name: Icklesham, Sussex, East Sussex, UK

County code: GBESU Grid ref: TQ8815 Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 50deg 54min N 0deg 40min E Accuracy 0

Hab1: C7 Hab2: E6

Biometrics: Wing: 64.0 mm. Weight: 10.0 g. Time: 07:00:00hrs

Remarks:-

Ringer: Rye Bay Ringing Group, 9139

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: U Sex meth: U

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

Finding date: 23-Jul-2023 08:50:00

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: B1 Hab2: C7

Biometrics: Wing: 65.0 mm. Weight: 10.2 g. Time: 08:50:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 683 days Distance: 275 km Direction: 310deg (NW)

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Dorset ringed Chiffchaff

 

Species:	Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	NPB501

Ringing details

Age: 3J Sex: U Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: N

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

Ringing date: 05-Jul-2021 06:30:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Hogchester Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK

County code: GBDOR Grid ref: SY3594 Accuracy - - Co-ords: 50deg 44min N -2deg -54min W Accuracy -

Hab1: E2 Hab2: A3

Biometrics: Wing: 60.0 mm. Weight: 7.2 g. Time: 06:30:00hrs

Remarks:-

Ringer: B Sheils, 6429

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: U Sex meth: U

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

Finding date: 17-Jul-2023 06:00:00

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: B1

Biometrics: Wing: 53.0 mm. Weight: 7.4 g. Time: 06:00:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 742 days Distance: 196 km Direction: 11deg (N)

Finder: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

CES 9 More Blackcaps and a rare Willow Warbler in low catch

 Sunday 23rd July 2023

Dave, Stu, Joe

Birds caught:

Reed Warbler 12/2;  Dunnock 1/0;  Blue Tit 1/0;  Sedge Warbler 5/6;  Great Tit 1/0;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Chiffchaff 2/0;   Robin 2/0;  Reed Bunting 2/0;  Blackcap 12/0;  Garden Warbler 1/0;  Wren 3/4;  Whitethroat 2/0;  Long-Tailed Tit 3/0;  Willow Warbler 1/0

Total birds caught: 61 ( 15 species )

Previous years: 2022 : 53  2021: 96  2020- no record 2019: 103 2018: 86 2017 - weather cancelled ;  2016 - 48  ;  2015 - no record ;  2014 - 86

CES 8 - good range of Warblers

 Monday 17th July 2023

Dave, Stu, Linda

Birds caught: 

Reed Warbler 12/5;  Dunnock 0/1;  Blue Tit 1/2;  Sedge Warbler 7/1;  Chiffchaff 3/1;  LEsser Whitethroat 1/0;  Blackbird 1/1;  Robin 0/1;  Reed Bunting 1/2;  Cettis 1/2;  Blackcap 7/0;  Garden Warbler 3/1;  Wren 4/0;  Bullfinch 1/0;  Long-tailed Tit 5/2;  Goldfinch 5/0;  Kingfisher 1/0

Total birds caught 72 ( 17 species )

Previous years:2022: 58 2021: 81  2020: 57;  2019: 101;  2018: 109;  2017: 129;  2016: 55;  2015: 39;  2014: 44

CES 7 Again lots of Reewa plus two new Cettis

 Sunday 9th July 2023

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda, Claire

Birds caught:

Reed Warbler 21/4;  Dunnock 2/2;  Blue Tit 10/2;  Sedge Warbler 3/2;  Great Tit 1/1;  Song Thrush 1/-;  Chiffchaff 12/1;  Lesser Whitethroat 0/1;  Blackbird 1/1;  Robin 4/1;  Reed Bunting 0/1;  Cettis 2/0;  Blackcap 1/0;  Garden Warbler 2/1;  Wren 2/1;  Whitethroat 3/0;  Long-tailed Tit 4/0;  Goldfinch 2/0;  Kingfisher 2/0;  Redstart 1/0 (juvenile)

Total birds caught : 92 ( 20 species )

Previous years:  2022: 61 2021: 89  2020:  65;  2019: 106;  2018: 58  ; 2017: 92 ;  2016: 90 ;  2015: 59;  2014: 48

CES 6 - Good variety of warbler and resident

 Sunday 25th June 2023

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda

Birds caught:

Reed Warbler 8/13;  Dunnock 3/1;  Blue Tit 15/2;  Sedge Warbler 2/4;  Great Tit 3/0;  Chiffchaff 11/1;  Lesser Whitethroat 1/0;  Blackbird 2/0;  Robin 1/0;  Reed Bunting 3/0;  Cettis Warbler 1/2;  Blackcap 1/0;  Garden Warbler 4/0;  Wren 2/1;  Bullfinch 1/0;  Whitethroat 4/0;  Long-tailed Tit 1.0;  Chaffinch 1/0

Total birds :  88 ( 18 species)

Previous: Previous:  ( 2022: Lost to weather 2021: 93  2020: 82  2019:123  2018: 61 2017:  118,  2016: 51,  2015:  56,  2014: 31 )

CES 5 Good Reed Warbler catch

 Sunday 11th June 2023

Dave, Stu, Joe, Linda

Birds caught:

Reed Warbler 11/5;  Dunnock 1/3;  Blue Tit 6/4;  Sedge Warbler 0/5;  Great Tit 3/1;  Song Thrush 5/0;  Chiffchaff 4/2;  Lesser Whitethroat 0/1;  Blackbird 1/0;  Robin 5/0;  Reed Bunting 2/1;  Cettis Warbler 0/3;  Goldcrest 1/0;  Blackcap 1/0;  Garden Warbler 1/0;  Wren 1/0

Total:  67 birds

Total birds:    2022: 38 2021: 73 2020: 87  2019: 93  2018: 62  2017:  71   2016:  56   2015:  27   2014: 43 )

CES 4 - good warbler numbers

 Sunday 4th June 2023

Dave, Joe, Linda, James

Birds caught: 

Song Thrush 2/2;  Blackbird 5/2;  Dunnock 0/1;  Blue Tit 3/2;  Sedge Warber 4/5;  Robin 8/0;  Lesser Whitethroat 2/0;  Long-tailed Tit 1/0;  Wren 0/1;  Chiffchaff 1/2;  Cettis Warbler 0/4;  Reed Warbler 6/8;  Blackcap 4/0;  Goldfinch 2/0;  Whitethroat 0/1;  Chaffinch 1/0;  Reed Bunting 2/0;  Nuthatch 1/0

Total caught:  70

Previous:

2022: 28 (rain affected) 2021: 48 2020: 53: 2019: 70; 2018: 28  2017: 49 2016: 43  2015: 49 and 2014: 29

CES 3 - Warm, sunny - more Reed Warblers

 Sunday 21st May 2023

Dave, James, Stu, Joe

Birds caught:

Whitethroat 1/0;  Goldfinch 1/0;  Blue Tit 2/0;  Sedge Warbler 1/7;  Blackbird 0/1;  Dunnock 2/1;  Reed Warbler 7/1;  Robin 0/3:  Cettis Warbler 1/2;  Chiffchaff 1/3;  Song Thrush 1/1;  Kingfisher 0/1;  Reed Bunting 1/3

Total birds:  41

Also seen / heard: Cuckoo, 2 Little Egret ; Mute Swan with 5 cygnets;  Linnet

Previous years 

2023: 31 2022: 55 2021: 41 2019: 40 ; 2018: 52; 2017: 36; 2016: 53; 2015: 28;  2014:33

CES 2 - better weather, more warblers arriving

 Sunday 14th May 2023

Stu, Linda, Joe, Dave, James

Cool start, then sunny, mist til around 9am

Birds caught: Lesser Whitethroat 1/0;  Goldfinch 1/0;  Blackcap 1/1;  Wren 1/0;  Blue Tit 1/2;  Sedge Warbler 9/3;  Blackbird 3/1;  Dunnock 1/2;  Reed Warbler 3/0;  Robin 2/0;  Great Tit 1/1;  Cettis Warbler 0/1;  Chiffchaff 2/2;  Garden Warbler 3/2;  Song Thrush 1/0

Total birds caught: 45

Previous years  2022 : 42 2021: 48 2020: 54  2019: 40 2018: 52; 2017: 36; 2016: 53; 2015: 28;  2014:33

CES 1 - very wet, cold, dark spring - but best first outing in 10 years - warblers returning and Cetti's headlining

 Monday 1st May 2023

Stu, Linda, Joe, Dave, Claire

Very wet along rides, scrape up.

Mink activity noted / sighted.

4 or 5 male Cetti's singing.

Birds ringed:

Blackcap 2/0;  Lesser Whitethroat 2/0;  Cetti's Warbler 2/2;  Chiffchaff 7/1;  Sedge Warbler 7/2;  Blackbird 2/1;  Reed Warbler 3/1;  Wren 0/1;  Song Thrush 3/0;  Kingfisher 2/0;  bullfinch 0/2;  Dunnock 3/1;  Garden Warbler 3/0

Total ringed : 49

Previous years CES 1:  Previous:  2014: 33;  2015: 35;  2016: 31;  2017: 32;  2018: 37  2019: 39  2020:  N/A (Covid) 2021: 43   2022: 41

Also seen:  Gadwall 2, Coot 2, Swallow 1,  Grey Heron 1,  Tawny Owl 1,  Mute Swan 2,  Canada Goose 4,  Greylag Goose 2,  Oystercatcher 2,  Skylark 1