Another European Siskin recovery

Thursday 2nd August 2012:

Another from Dave's garden !

Species: Siskin Carduelis spinus         Scheme: GBT          Ring no: L752465

Ringing details

Age: 6  Sex: female  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -

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

Ringing date: 22-Feb-2011

Reg code: HIG  Place code: HIG  Site name: Highley, Shropshire

County code: GBSHR  Grid ref: SO7483   Co-ords: 52deg 27min N  2deg 23min W

Hab1: F2  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 72 mm.   Weight: 13.2 g.   Time: 1100hrs

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

Finding details

Ring not verified  Age: 6  Sex: F  Sex meth: -

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

Finding date: 13-Mar-2012

Reg code: ---  Place code: ---  Site name: Charneux, Liège, Belgium

County code: BL24  Grid ref: ------   Co-ords: 50deg 33min N  5deg 57min E

Hab1: --  Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 72 mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: 0000hrs

Duration: 385 days    Distance: 614 km    Direction: 111deg (ESE)

Finder: Bruxelles

First hirundine roost catch at Chelmarsh

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

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

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 !

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 !

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

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 !

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