Wednesday 25th July:
Linda, Dave and I decided to have a go having seen small flocks in the evenings. Three nets up on the new ride by the hide. Good numbers came in.
Total: 34 Swallow ( mainly juveniles ), 14 Sand Martin ( only 1 juvenile , unusually so in recent years when we normally catch young : adult nearly 10:1 ), 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Robin, 2 Blue Tit
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Nice variety in back garden
Sunday 22nd July 2012:
Early evening session with a net up by main pond and another by big feeder.
1 Great Tit, 2 House Sparrow ( colour ringed ), 2 Dunnock, 1 Blackbird, 2 Wren, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch
Early evening session with a net up by main pond and another by big feeder.
1 Great Tit, 2 House Sparrow ( colour ringed ), 2 Dunnock, 1 Blackbird, 2 Wren, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Very quiet at Chelmarsh once again
Sunday 22nd July 2012:
At last proper good weather ... but too late ? 6 nets at far side of reserve for 3 hours - all excellent locations based on last year's activity. Also two hedge nets.
Very quiet: 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler ( retraps from previous years ), 2 Song Thrush ( juveniles ), 2 Dunnock ( juveniles ) and 1 Robin
If this is the picture up-and-down the country, then it really has been a wash-out !
At last proper good weather ... but too late ? 6 nets at far side of reserve for 3 hours - all excellent locations based on last year's activity. Also two hedge nets.
Very quiet: 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler ( retraps from previous years ), 2 Song Thrush ( juveniles ), 2 Dunnock ( juveniles ) and 1 Robin
If this is the picture up-and-down the country, then it really has been a wash-out !
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Garden session leads to a few colour-ringed Sparrows
Friday 20th July 2012:
Much Wenlock garden:
A small net by large feeder led to 10 House Sparrows, 3 juvenile Dunnock and 1 Great Tit. A similar attempt next morning yielded zero ! Canny those House Sparrows !
Much Wenlock garden:
A small net by large feeder led to 10 House Sparrows, 3 juvenile Dunnock and 1 Great Tit. A similar attempt next morning yielded zero ! Canny those House Sparrows !
Friday, 20 July 2012
Another quiet evening at Chelmarsh
Thursday 19th July 2012:
No rain, no wind ... at last ... but very little bird noise or activity. Three nets at edge of scrape by hide plus two along the path and one in the hedge.
4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 1 Blue Tit
No rain, no wind ... at last ... but very little bird noise or activity. Three nets at edge of scrape by hide plus two along the path and one in the hedge.
4 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 1 Blue Tit
Wise man stay in Walsall
Wed 18th July 2012:
Since getting his 'C' licence James has been netting regularly in his urban garden at Cheslyn Hay ... and doing well !
Since getting his 'C' licence James has been netting regularly in his urban garden at Cheslyn Hay ... and doing well !
1 Blackbird, 4 Starling, 2 Robin, 4 Great Tit, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Dunnock, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit and 1 Chiffchaff
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Work at Chelmarsh, and not too many warblers
Sunday 15th July 2012:
Dave, Joe and I began restoring the walkways with some heavy lifting, drilling and the like. Four nets were put up on the far side of the reserve but despite quite a bit of song, not many birds caught:
4 Sedge Warbler ( juveniles , so at least one nest wasn't a wash out ! ) and 4 Reed Warblers.
An interesting article from The Independent suggesting poor breeding all across the board:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/nature_studies/nature-studies-by-michael-mccarthy-rain-stopped-play--why-birds-arent-breeding-in-the-wet-7912503.html?dm_i=IG4,VKOX,39GWVM,2MOO8,0
Dave, Joe and I began restoring the walkways with some heavy lifting, drilling and the like. Four nets were put up on the far side of the reserve but despite quite a bit of song, not many birds caught:
4 Sedge Warbler ( juveniles , so at least one nest wasn't a wash out ! ) and 4 Reed Warblers.
An interesting article from The Independent suggesting poor breeding all across the board:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/nature_studies/nature-studies-by-michael-mccarthy-rain-stopped-play--why-birds-arent-breeding-in-the-wet-7912503.html?dm_i=IG4,VKOX,39GWVM,2MOO8,0
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