Winter CES 5 Fewer birds - very mild

 Sunday 2nd January 2022

After warmest UK temperature on record for New Year's Day, still mild - clearly fewer birds.

Dave, Joe, Stu, Claire

Birds caught:  Goldfinch 4,  BlueTit 28,  Great Tit 4,  Greenfinch 4,  Siskin 1,  G-S Woodpecker 1,  Robin 3,  House Sparrow 3,  Chaffinch 8,  Nuthatch 1,  Brambling 1,  

Total birds:  58

CES 4 - good number of Chaffinch

 Sunday 19th December 2021

Dave, Joe, Stu

Cold (1C, damp) ...

Goldfinch 4,  Blue Tit 49,  Great Tit 16,  Greenfinch 10,  G-S Woodpecker 2,  Robin 1,  House Sparrow 4, Chaffinch 9,  Brambling 1,  Dunnock 3,  Wren 1,  Long-tailed Tit 5, Blackbird 1

Total birds: 106

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.