CES 8 Very hot - good numbers of reed bed warblers

 Sunday 18th July 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda

Birds caught: Sedge Warbler 9/6;  Reed Bunting 7/1;  Reed Warbler 12/9;  Blackbird 1/0;  Wren 5/1;  Willow Warbler 0/1;  Chiffchaff 6/1;  Greenfinch 1/0;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Dunnock 1/0;  Great Tit 1/0;  Whitethroat 1/0;  Blue Tit 7/0;  Blackcap 3/0;  Lesser Whitethroat 1/0;  Bullfinch 1/0;  Garden Warbler 0/1;  Robin 2/0;  Grasshopper Warbler 0/1

Very hot - c15C at start - part of a week long spell of 32C+ temperatures ...

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

CES 7 Many young warblers - 18 species in total

 Friday 9th July 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda, Claire

Birds caught:  Willow Warbler 2/0; Garden Warbler 3/0; Wren 4/1; Robin 3/0; Reed Bunting 7/1;  Great Tit 2/0; Reed Warbler 16/6;  Blackcap 4/1;  Chiffchaff 9/0;  Sedge Warbler 8/3;  Blue Tit 3/0;  Linnet 5/1;  Dunnock 0/1;  Kingfisher 2/0;  Treecreeper 1/0;  Whitethroat 4/0;  Bullfinch 1/0;  Blackbird 1/0

Total : 89 birds

2020:  65;  2019: 106;  2018: 58  ; 2017: 92 ;  2016: 90 ;  2015: 59;  2014: 48

CES 6 - Number of Reed Warbler and Chiffchaff

 Sunday 27th June 2021

Dave, Stu, Joe, Linda

Birds caught:

Reewa 13/11;  Wren 3/1;  Linnet 4/0;  Whitethroat 2/1;  Long-tailed Tit 3/6;  Robin 2/0;  Blackcap 3/0;  Blue Tit 6/2'  Reed Bunting 3/0;  Chiffchaff 18/3;  Great Tit 1/0;  Sedge Warbler 2/3;  Garden Warbler 1/0;  Goldcrest 1/0;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Willow Warbler 1/0;  Dunnock 0/1 ; Goldfinch 1/0

Total birds caught - 93

Previous:  ( 2020: 82  2019:123  2018: 61 2017:  118,  2016: 51,  2015:  56,  2014: 31 )

Reed Warbler control

 

Species:	Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	Z689306

Ringing details

Age: 4 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: 02-Jul-2017 07:30:00

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: --

Biometrics: Wing: 67.0 mm. Weight: 10.6 g. Time: 07:30:00hrs

Remarks: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: M Sex meth: C

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

Finding date: 22-Jun-2021 (0) 10:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Shifnal sewage works, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SJ7305 Accuracy - - Co-ords: 52deg 39min N -2deg -23min W Accuracy -

Hab1: F1 Hab2: A3

Biometrics: Wing: 69.0 mm. Weight: 12.0 g. Time: 10:00:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 1451 days Distance: 19 km Direction: 4deg (N)

Finder: West Midlands Ringing Group, 9232

CES 5 - summer has arrived - awaiting young warblers

 Sunday 13th June 2021

Dave, Stu, Joe, Claire

Warm, sunny / cloudy, still - good conditions in the main

Only two young - a Chiffchaff and a very recently fledged Garden W

Birds caught:  Sedge Warbler 0/4;  Chiffchaff 3/3;  Grasshopper Warbler 0/2;  Garden Warbler 1/2;  Blue Tit 10/0;  Reed Warbler 3/6; Dunnock 0/2;  Song Thrush 1/1;  Willow Warbler 0/2;  Linnet 2/1;  Robin 1/0;  Whitethroat 2/4;  Robin 2/2;  Great Tit 9/0;  Reed Bunting 1/0;  Long-tailed Tit 7/5

Total birds: 76

Previous years: Total birds:    2020: 87  2019: 93  2018: 62  2017:  71   2016:  56   2015:  27   2014: 43 )

CES4 - nice range of Warblers

 Sunday 30th May 2021

Dave, Joe, Stuart, Sadie, Claire

Birds caught:  Sedge Warbler 1/8;  Reed Warbler 3/2;  Grasshopper Warbler 1/1;  Lesser Whitethroat 2/0;  Blackbird 1/0;  Dunnock 1/3;  Long-tailed Tit 5/2;  Blackcap 3/0;  Linnet 2/0;  Whitethroat 3/0;  Song Thrush 1/0;  Blue Tit 0/2;  Robin 1/0;  Reed Bunting 4/0;  Wren 0/1;  Chiffchaff 1/0

Total 48 birds

Previous years: 2020: 53: 2019: 70; 2018: 28  2017: 49 2016: 43  2015: 49 and 2014: 29

Lesser Redpoll recovery

 

Species:	Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	AHD8871

Ringing details

Age: 6 Sex: F Sex meth: P P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: N

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

Ringing date: 29-Mar-2019 12:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Hednesford Hills, Staffordshire, UK

County code: GBSTA Grid ref: SK0012 Accuracy - - Co-ords: 52deg 42min N -1deg -59min W Accuracy -

Hab1: B7 Hab2: B3

Biometrics: Wing: 70.0 mm. Weight: 10.2 g. Time: 12:00:00hrs

Remarks: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 0 Sex: U Sex meth: U

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

Finding date: 28-May-2021 (0) 09:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Llanidloes, Powys, UK

County code: GBPOW Grid ref: SN9584 Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 52deg 26min N -3deg -32min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

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

Finding condition: 1:01 Movement: 9

Dead, no Information about How Long Bird Found

Remarks: -

Species recorded by finder: Common/Lesser Redpoll

Duration: 791 days Distance: 110 km Direction: 255deg (WSW)

Finder: Jiri George Novak, Pontbrenllwyd, Pantmawr , SY18 6SX

pontbren@btinternet.com