Lesser Redpoll recovery

Thursday 18th September 2014 :

Species: Lesser Redpoll Scheme: GBT Ring no: Y137914

Ringing details

Age: 5 Sex: - Sex meth: - P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: -

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

Ringing date: 12-Feb-2012 10:20:00

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 29min N 2deg 24min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: C7 Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: 73 mm. Weight: 10.4 g. Time: 10:20:00hrs

Remarks:-

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 6 Sex: M Sex meth: -

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

Finding date: 21-Apr-2014 19:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: DARROC Site name: Damhead Farm, Carluke, South Lanarkshire, UK

County code: GBSLA Grid ref: NS9051 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 55deg 44min N 3deg 45min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: F3 Hab2: E1

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

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: -

Controlled Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 799 days Distance: 372 km Direction: 347deg (NNW)

Finder: I Livingstone, The Manse, Kirk O'Shotts, 1 Manse Road , Salsburgh, ML7 4NS

Finder: Clyde Ringing Group, 9024

Summary of CES 2014

CES Visits Summary                                CES Site: 882     Year: 2014

08-Sep-14

                                               1st Year           Adult       Full Grown                Total

Visit: 01 (04/05)                                                  33                                          33

Visit: 02 (18/05)                               1                 29                                          30

Visit: 03 (26/05)                                                  33                                          33

Visit: 04 (01/06)                               6                 22                                          28

Visit: 05 (14/06)                              14                 29                                          43

Visit: 06 (22/06)                              13                 18                                          31

Visit: 07 (06/07)                              36                 12                                          48

Visit: 08 (16/07)                              28                 15                  1                      44

Visit: 09 (27/07)                              67                 18                  1                      86

Visit: 10 (03/08)                              27                   9                  4                      40

Visit: 11 (19/08)                              39                   5                  2                      46

Visit: 12 (31/08)                              51                   8                  3                      62

    Year Total Captures:                282               231                 11                    524

    Year Total Individuals:                                                                               434

Sad end to a Siskin ...

Wednesday 3rd September 2014 :

Recovery details of a bird ringed by Dave :

Species: Siskin Scheme: GBT Ring no: Y980884

Ringing details

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

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

Ringing date: 07-Mar-2013 14:20:00

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

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7483 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 52deg 27min N 2deg 23min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: F2 Hab2: --

Biometrics: Wing: 75 mm. Weight: 13.1 g. Time: 14:20:00hrs

Remarks:-

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

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

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

Finding date: 12-Jul-2014 time unknown

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Belnagarrow

County code: GBMOR Grid ref: NJ3247 Accuracy 0 Co-ords: 57deg 30min N 3deg 8min W 

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

Finding condition: 2:01 Movement: -

Freshly dead Bird Found

Remarks: Hit window, then eaten.

Duration: 492 days Distance: 564 km Direction: 356deg (N/A)

Finder: 

CES 12 - first full season complete at Chelmarsh !

Sunday 31st August 2014:

Dave and Linda did the last early morning, setting up in the dark !

A good final catch. Reed Warbler 5, Blue Tit 4, Chiffchaff 24, Wren 5, Blackcap 8, Goldfinch 1, Long-tailed Tit 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 2, Redstart 1, Dunnock 1, Bullfinch 3, Robin 3, Great Tit 1

Total birds caught : 62

A few birds ahead of 48 hours of rain for the Bank Holiday

Sunday 26th August 2014

Back garden in Much Wenlock - 2 nets.

1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Great Tit ( one juvenile with curved deformity of upper mandible and half length lower , but in good condition generally ), 3 Robin ( adult and 2 juvenile ), 2 Dunnock, 10 Blue Tit ( including a 3J ringed as pullus on Wenlock Edge in area of feeding station ).

Other birds about : lots of House Martin, a few Swallow, Peregrine heard, Buzzard, juvenile Blackbirds eating Rowan and Elderberry

And then it rained !

CES 11 - lots of Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler

Tuesday 19th August 2014:

After several days of windy weather, calm enough to set nets. Back in the dark again at 5am, distinct autumnal chill in the air, Dave, Linda and I.
Session started well, but wind got up, and with sun on nets too, slowed to a trickle in last two hours.

Birds caught:
Chiffchaff 21, Reed Warbler 9, Whitethroat 2, Dunnock 1, Wren 3, Blackcap 1, Willow Warbler 1, Blue Tit 2, Sedge Warbler 1, Reed Bunting 2, Bullfinch 1, Long-tailed Tit 1

Total 45

Other birds seen : Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker

More Hirundines about, but elusive in terms of netting

Thursday 7th August 2014:

Dave, Stuart, Linda. 4 nets set, and good numbers in the air on a promising warm evening. Few came down to the nets, though good numbers of other Warblers made it very worthwhile. Many of the young Reed Warblers putting on fat quite markedly.

Wren 1, Willow Warbler 6, Reed Bunting 1, Dunnock 1, Chiffchaff 3, Reed Warbler 7, Sedge Warbler 3, Swallow 8, Sand Martin 3