Late news, I'm afraid.
Thanks to Guy and Ed for doing this one for me - while I enjoyed the sunshine in SW Scotland! Total of 40 birds, of which only 2 were retraps.
(Adults then juveniles) : Wren 1/2, Dunnock 1/4, Robin 0/3, Blackbird 2/0 (both breeding females), Reed Warbler 1/0, Whitethroat 0/4, Blackcap 1/8, Chiffchaff 2/6, Blue Tit 0/1, Great Tit 0/3, Chaffinch 0/1.
So, some later broods of Wren, Dunnock and Robin plus the main broods of Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat. Finches and Garden Warblers to come, eh, plus more Blackbirds?
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Staurday 20th June 2009
Pretty quiet this morning although bubbling female and singing male Cuckoo were a pleasant surprise over at Riverside. Still plenty of singing Warblers with Chiffchaff seemingly the most common singers this morning with ~6 around the park and out along the cycle track.
At the Tern Pool 21 Tufted Ducks were accompanied by a single Pochard. A single female Yellow Wagtail and a Grey Wagtail were seen along with Sparrowhawk and Kestrel.
Back in the park there were plenty of noisy young Jackdaws around Fingers. We had a Muntjac from Kramer hide. A Kingfisher was seen in the southeast corner of the main lake. Treecreeper was heard in the Willows in the south west corner of the main lake.
Join us for the guided walk next Sunday but watch out you regulars as it's a 08:00 start NOT the normal 09:00. See you there.
At the Tern Pool 21 Tufted Ducks were accompanied by a single Pochard. A single female Yellow Wagtail and a Grey Wagtail were seen along with Sparrowhawk and Kestrel.
Back in the park there were plenty of noisy young Jackdaws around Fingers. We had a Muntjac from Kramer hide. A Kingfisher was seen in the southeast corner of the main lake. Treecreeper was heard in the Willows in the south west corner of the main lake.
Join us for the guided walk next Sunday but watch out you regulars as it's a 08:00 start NOT the normal 09:00. See you there.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
CES ringing 29/05
A very sunny day that kept most of the adult male birds in the treetops, strutting their stuff, if they weren't already ferrying morsels to their offspring.
Out of the 21 birds that we caught, 8 were juvenile Robins (1 a retrap from last week at a different sub-site). We have now caught 18 birds from a guesstimate of 6 different broods/nests.
Others included 3 young Chiffchaffs, a juv Chaffinch, 2 fledged Dunnocks + 3 adults, a pair of Balckbirds a cock Wren and a female Garden Warbler that was born in this patch in 2007.
We now have a wait of two weeks before the next session, our 5th of 12.
Out of the 21 birds that we caught, 8 were juvenile Robins (1 a retrap from last week at a different sub-site). We have now caught 18 birds from a guesstimate of 6 different broods/nests.
Others included 3 young Chiffchaffs, a juv Chaffinch, 2 fledged Dunnocks + 3 adults, a pair of Balckbirds a cock Wren and a female Garden Warbler that was born in this patch in 2007.
We now have a wait of two weeks before the next session, our 5th of 12.
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