Saturday 28th April:
First Lesser Whitethroat of the year, heard over towards the Labyrinth but was roaming between there and the Visitor Centre. TP had a Garden Warbler in the Rough, the other first.
There were good numbers of Hirundines in the park with ~50 Swallows and ~50 House Martins and ~150 Sand Martins. I had a call from JB later to say there were the most Swallows he had seen in a long time, down at Riverside Pond and flying up and down the river.
We had a Grasshopper Warbler over on Fenlake Meadows.
A pair of Grey Wagtails were on the Canoe Slalom with another up at the STW.
Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Sedge and Reed Warblers also seen/heard.
2 singing Goldcrests either side of the Leat Pool.
The weather forecast is not looking great for tomorrows guided walk but we'll see what comes along. The forecast was dry for this morning and that didn't work out!
For the guided walk meet at the Visitor Centre at 9am tomorrow morning.
There will be a Dawn Chorus guided walk on Sunday the 13th May, meet at the Visitor Centre at 5am.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Recent bird ringing activities
The Constant Effort season is over at Priory Country Park. All 12 visits were completed (including the odd extra visit). I haven't posted CES totals for a while and on this occasion, for my ease, I'm going to lump visits 8-12 all into one (including non-CES birds/sessions).
238 new birds, 57 retraps (in brackets) of 23 species:
Wren 8 (1)
Dunnock 6 (6)
Robin 6 (7)
Blackbird 10 (8)
Song Thrush 8 (1)
Sedge Warbler 1 (0)
Reed Warbler 24 (1)
Whitethroat 25 (6)
Lesser Whitethroat 2 (0)
Garden Warbler 19 (2)
Blackcap 91 (8)
Chiff Chaff 2 (3)
Willow Warbler 2 (1)
Blue Tit 8 (5)
Great Tit 6 (3)
Long Tailed Tit 0 (1)
Chaffinch 3 (0)
Goldfinch 10 (0)
Greenfinch 1 (0)
Bullfinch 4 (3)
Treecreeper 0 (1)
Sparrowhawk 1 (0)
Wood Pigeon 1 (0)
We'll start with the standout total for Blackcap. This site has always been good for Blackcaps - more Blackcaps have been ringed than just about all other species in the park. The total above includes birds caught outside the CES. On Saturday 27th August I caught 26 Blackcaps (the majority new and the majority male). These birds must have moved on and another lot moved in as by the following Wednesday (31st August) I caught 30 Blackcaps (only one retrap from the weekend and only because it's from a late brood & not ready to go yet).
Above: Female Blackcap
Above: Male Blackcap
Above: This bag contains a big living ball of feathers (see below)!
Above: A Wood Pigeon (the big ball of feathers).
Above: A Lesser Whitethroat. This bird represents one of two ringed on 27th August. This species used to be more regular in the park but there have been very few records this year. I assume therefore that these two birds (juveniles) were migrating through the park (we would likely have caught the adults & juveniles earlier if they had bred).
Above: Normally seen in the skys above & normally too good at airobatics to be caught. This juvenile Sparrowhawk is obviously still learning then!
238 new birds, 57 retraps (in brackets) of 23 species:
Wren 8 (1)
Dunnock 6 (6)
Robin 6 (7)
Blackbird 10 (8)
Song Thrush 8 (1)
Sedge Warbler 1 (0)
Reed Warbler 24 (1)
Whitethroat 25 (6)
Lesser Whitethroat 2 (0)
Garden Warbler 19 (2)
Blackcap 91 (8)
Chiff Chaff 2 (3)
Willow Warbler 2 (1)
Blue Tit 8 (5)
Great Tit 6 (3)
Long Tailed Tit 0 (1)
Chaffinch 3 (0)
Goldfinch 10 (0)
Greenfinch 1 (0)
Bullfinch 4 (3)
Treecreeper 0 (1)
Sparrowhawk 1 (0)
Wood Pigeon 1 (0)
We'll start with the standout total for Blackcap. This site has always been good for Blackcaps - more Blackcaps have been ringed than just about all other species in the park. The total above includes birds caught outside the CES. On Saturday 27th August I caught 26 Blackcaps (the majority new and the majority male). These birds must have moved on and another lot moved in as by the following Wednesday (31st August) I caught 30 Blackcaps (only one retrap from the weekend and only because it's from a late brood & not ready to go yet).
Above: Female Blackcap
Above: Male Blackcap
Above: This bag contains a big living ball of feathers (see below)!
Above: A Wood Pigeon (the big ball of feathers).
Above: A Lesser Whitethroat. This bird represents one of two ringed on 27th August. This species used to be more regular in the park but there have been very few records this year. I assume therefore that these two birds (juveniles) were migrating through the park (we would likely have caught the adults & juveniles earlier if they had bred).
Above: Normally seen in the skys above & normally too good at airobatics to be caught. This juvenile Sparrowhawk is obviously still learning then!
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