CES 2 : Some good warblers - but where are the Willow Warblers?

Sunday 15th May 2016


Stuart and Linda, cold start, some sunshine on nets ... otherwise good conditions


Birds ringed:
Reed Bunting 2 + (1); Sedge Warbler 5 + (3 inc a Paris ring, different to last time); Blue Tit (1);  Reed Warbler 5 + (7); Whitethroat 1;  Song Thrush (1);  Bullfinch 2;  Wren 1 + (1); Garden Warbler 3;  Blackbird 2; Lesser Whitethroat 1;  Dunnock 1 = (3)
Total 40 birds.


Other birds seen / heard :  Lapwing with 4 chicks, 2 Stock Dove,  Cuckoo

CES 1: Cold start, some good warblers

1st May 2016:


Linda and Stuart - frost off the cars at 4am ... lovely morning once the day got going.


Birds caught:  non brackets = new, ( ) = retrap or control


Blackcap  2, Sedge Warbler 6 (1)*, Dunnock 2 (1), Reed Bunting 2 (1),  Wren 2 (3), Blackbird 1 (1),  Song Thrush 2,  Chiffchaff 2,  Whitethroat 1,  Reed Warbler 2 (1), Blue Tit 1


Of interest: the controlled Sedge Warbler, net 3, was a Paris ringed bird.


Total birds: 31

Another failed Sand Martin roost catch

Saturday 9th April 2016:


Stuart & Linda main reed bed.


Three nets.  A small flock of 25-30 Sand Martins came in and flew around briefly towards dusk but did not come in to roost.  1 Reed Bunting caught.


Other birds:  3 Curlew, possible ping heard by both, but very briefly ...

No hirundines yet ...

Wednesday 31st March 2016:
Dave and Stu with nets on Baxter's.


No Sand Martins to be seen.  Birds ringed:  1 Snipe,  4 Reed Buntings
Others seen:  Chiffchaff, Grey Heron, Tawny Owl, Water Rail

Sedge Warbler recovery from France

Species:	Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	D519262
		Original Scheme:	GBT	Original Ring:	-

Ringing details

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

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

Ringing date: 06-Jul-2014 09:40:00

Reg code: CHE Place code: CHE Site name: Chelmarsh Reservoir, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSP Grid ref: SO7387 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 29min N 2deg 24min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: B1 Hab2: C7

Biometrics: Wing: 64 mm. Weight: 10 g. Time: 09:40:00hrs

Remarks: -

Species recorded by ringer: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: F Sex meth: -

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

Finding date: 18-Aug-2015 (0) 20:15:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Lagunage, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

County code: FR31 Grid ref: - Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 45deg 56min N 0deg 57min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: - mm. Weight: - g. Time: -hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: -

Controlled Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Species recorded by finder: -

Duration: 408 days Distance: 736 km Direction: 172deg (S)

Finder: Paris, -, -, - , -, -

Finder: Paris, -11 

Feeders busy, no roost of note

Sunday 24th January 2016:

Stu and Dave doing some preparatory work for the Spring, with a couple of nets up by the feeders.

Birds ringed:

Great Tit  4 + (1),  Nuthatch 1, Blue Tit 8 (12), Dunnock 1, Reed Bunting 2, Chaffinch 3, Long Tailed Tit 0 (5)

Total : 19 new, 18 retraps = 37 birds

Lots of Blutis on the feeders, little in the roost

January 10th 2016

Very quiet roost, just a few Reed Buntings, but feeders busy with common species.
Jess debut at ringing.

Birds ringed - 14 new + 14 retraps = 28 birds:

Blue Tit 7 (10 retraps), Dunnock 1(2), Great Tit 0(1), Wren 1, Marsh Tit 2, Robin (1), Reed Bunting 2, Pied Wagtail 1