Roost catch - not rich pickings

Sunday 19th August 2020

Joe, Dave, Stu, Sadie

Only c50-100 Starlings came in, most of Redwing went over Baxter's.

Birds caught (feeding station, then roost ):

22 Blue Tit,  8 Great Tit,  3 House Sparrow,  1 Chaffinch,  1 Robin, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackbird and 1 Redwing

6 species caught lamping near Cressage

Saturday18th January 2020

James - caught one of each of the following:

Snipe, Jack Snipe, Fieldfare, Redwing, Stock Dove and Woodcock

Smaller murmuration but good catch

Sunday 5th January 2020

Stu, Dave, Linda, Sadie

2 hedge nets, 2 iron path, 2 side of scrape

Birds caught:  15 Starling, 6 Redwing, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch,  2 Blue Tit

Birds seen:  c1250 Starling, 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard

Another excellent roost catch

Sunday 29th December 2019

Dave and Stu

2 hedge nets, 2 in iron path and 1 in front of phrag on scrape
5000+ Starlings wonderful to see again.

Birds caught:  32 Starling, 15 Redwing, 4 Reed Bunting,  3 Long-tailed Tit

Excellent Starling roost catch

Sunday 22nd December 2019

Dave, Stu, Linda

2 nets along iron path and four alongside scrape

Treated to c 5,000 Starling murmuration - coming into roost.

Total catch:  68 Starling, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Redwing, 2 Blue Tit

Sedge Warbler control

Species:	Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	ARH9890

Ringing details

Age: 3 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: 18-Aug-2019 08:10:00

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 28min N -2deg -23min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: B1 Hab2: C7

Biometrics: Wing: 65.0 mm. Weight: 10.7 g. Time: 08:10:00hrs

Remarks: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 3 Sex: U Sex meth: U

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

Finding date: 02-Sep-2019 (0) time unknown

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Tour aux Moutons, Donges, Loire-Atlantique, France

County code: FR37 Grid ref: - Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 47deg 19min N -2deg -4min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

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

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 15 days Distance: 575 km Direction: 178deg (S)

Finder: Paris, -11

Curlew control

Species:	Curlew (Numenius arquata)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	FH15884

Ringing details

Age: 4 Sex: M Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: U

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

Ringing date: 25-Sep-2017 15:00:00

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: G2

Biometrics: Wing: 300.0 mm. Weight: - g. Time: -hrs

Remarks: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

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

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

Finding date: 26-Nov-2019 (0) 03:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: WEETON Site name: Welwick Marsh, Weeton Bank, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK

County code: GBERY Grid ref: TA3418 Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 53deg 38min N 0deg 2min E Accuracy 0

Hab1: H3 Hab2: --

Colour Marks right below knee M

Colour Marks left above knee R,NF

Colour Marks right above knee B,G

Biometrics: Wing: 311.0 mm. Weight: 937.0 g. Time: 03:00:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 792 days Distance: 208 km Direction: 52deg (NE)

Finder: Humber Wader Rg, 9103