Winter CES 3 - good number of Greenfinch

Sunday 12th December 2022

Dave, Joe, Stu, Claire

Birds caught:  Goldfinch 1, Blue Tit 49,  Great Tit 14,  Greenfinch 14,  G-S Woodpecker 2,  Robin 1,  House Sparrow 2,  Chaffinch 3,  Brambling 3,  Dunnock 3,  Wren 2,  Long-tailed Tit 6

Total birds:  100

Winter CES 2 - Lots of Greenfinch

 Sunday 21st November 2021

Dave, Joe, Stuart, Claire

Two nets - weather just going cooler

Greenfinch 26*,  Coal Tit 1,  Robin 1,  Dunnock 2,  House Sparrow 3,  Great Tit  18,  Blue Tit  54,  Reed Bunting 1,  Nuthatch 1,  Brambling 1,  Chaffinch 2

Total birds :  110

More Greenfinch caught (and lots seen away from nets) than probably in past 15 years all put together. Great news!

WInter CES 1 - Brambling and Greenfinch star birds

 Sunday 7th November 2021        

Joe, Dave, Stuart

Two nets:

Birds caught:

Blue Tit 41,  House Sparrow 7, Great Tit 10,  Goldfinch 4,  Greenfinch 4,  Brambling 4,  Wren 1,  Chaffinch 2

Total birds: 73

Woodcock shot in Estonia

 

Species:	Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	EA06797

Ringing details

Age: 4 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: 30-Nov-2018 02:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Tong, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSP Grid ref: SJ7808 Accuracy - - Co-ords: 52deg 40min N -2deg -19min W Accuracy -

Hab1: E4 Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 190.0 mm. Weight: 355.0 g. Time: 02:00:00hrs

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-Oct-2021 (0) time unknown

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Kareda küla, Saaremaa vald, Saare maakon..., Estonia, Estonia

County code: ET00 Grid ref: - Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 58deg 28min N 22deg 53min E Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

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

Finding condition: 2:10 Movement: 9

Freshly dead - within about a Week Shot

Remarks: -

Duration: 1063 days Distance: 1707 km Direction: 68deg (ENE)

Finder: Matsalu, -11

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CES 12 - Quiet final round for 2021

 Sunday 22nd August 2021

Stu, Joe, Dave

Birds caught:  Sedge Warbler 1/1;  Chiffchaff 8/1;  Whitethroat 4/0;  Blackcap 5/2;  Dunnock 1/1;  Wood Pigeon 1/0;  Blue Tit 8/1; Robin 0/1;  Wren 5/1;  Sedge Warbler 0/1;  Reed Warbler 1/1;  Blackbird 1/0;  Willow Warbler 1/0

Total birds:  46

Previous years:  Previous years - 2020 - 44   2019 / 2017 over 60 birds.

CES 11 - Greenfinch the star birds!

 Sunday 15th August 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu, Linda, James

Birds caught:

Willow Warbler 1/0;  Wren 3/1;  Blackbird 3/0;  Robin 0/1;  Long-tailed Tit 3/0;  Chiffchaff 11/2'  Blackcap 6/1;  Greenfinch 5/0;  Vlue Tit 13/2;  Reed Bunting 8/4;  Sedge Warbler 2/0;  Whitethroat 2/0;  Great Tit 1/0;  Dunnock 6/1;  Reed Warbler 11/0;  Bullfinch 1/0;

Total birds: 88

As well as 5 trapped Greenfinch, also another dozen or so flying around - excellent to see - most we have caught in over 10 years.

2020- 142 2019 - 56; 2018 - no CES11;  2017 - 96;  2016 no CES 11;  2015 - 45;  2014 - 46

CES 10 - washed out two successive weeks

 Sunday 1st August 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu - all nets up, heavens opened, all nets down - 1 Reed Bunting caught

Sunday 8th August 2021 - no prospect of netting given weather.

Previous years:

CES 10 :  2020: 38  2019: 51;  2018:53  2017: 150 birds,  2016:  92,  2015 - no record,  2014: 40