Reed Bunting control - a bit more up-to-date

4th April 2020

Lock down continues due to Coronavirus.  Sparrows looking in boxes as warmer weather arrives ...

Species:	Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	S387122

Ringing details

Age: 4 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: 10-Nov-2019 17:10:00

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: 75.0 mm. Weight: - g. Time: -hrs

Remarks: -

Ringer: Chelmarsh Ringing Group, 9193

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Finding details

Ring not Verified Age: 4 Sex: F Sex meth: P

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

Finding date: 14-Mar-2020 (0) 10:30:00

Reg code: - Place code: - Site name: Lower Barns Farm, Pattingham, Staffordshire, UK

County code: GBSTA Grid ref: SO8297 Accuracy - - Co-ords: 52deg 34min N -2deg -15min W Accuracy -

Hab1: E3 Hab2: E6

Biometrics: Wing: 75.0 mm. Weight: 17.4 g. Time: 10:30:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 125 days Distance: 14 km Direction: 48deg (NE)

Finder: West Midlands Ringing Group, 9232

Historic control ... Sand Martin

Saturday 21st March 2020

Species:	Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)	Scheme:	GBT	Ring no:	A444273

Ringing details

Age: 3J Sex: U Sex meth: U P.ringed: 0 P.alive: 0 Condition: U

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

Ringing date: 14-Jul-1979 time unknown

Reg code: KNO Place code: - Site name: Knowlesands, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK

County code: GBSHR Grid ref: SO7291 Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 52deg 30min N -2deg -24min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: -- Hab2: --

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

Remarks: D.FULTON

Ringer: D W Fulton, 2889

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Finding details

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

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

Finding date: 29-Jul-1979 (0) 22:00:00

Reg code: - Place code: LLP Site name: Llangorse Lake, Powys, UK

County code: GBPOW Grid ref: SO1326 Accuracy 0 - Co-ords: 51deg 55min N -3deg -15min W Accuracy 0

Hab1: C7 Hab2: G3

Biometrics: Wing: 102.0 mm. Weight: 14.0 g. Time: 22:00:00hrs

Finding condition: 8:20 Movement: 9

Subsequent Capture by Ringer Intentionally Taken

Remarks: -

Duration: 15 days Distance: 87 km Direction: 222deg (SW)

Finder: Llangorse Rg, 9052

NOT SURE WHY IT HAS JUST COME THROUGH ...

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