When a CES project has been going for 14 years, the
ringers have a good idea about what species will turn up in the nets. Therefore
it was a surprise to have a juvenile male Green woodpecker for CES 12 on
Saturday 30th August! We had heard them on previous sessions but
didn’t expect to catch one. More predictable were adult Chiff chaffs in wing
moult, getting ready for their migration to North Africa. Although numbers were
low, the ratio of adults to young birds (5/12) continue to show that it has
been a good breeding season.
ringers have a good idea about what species will turn up in the nets. Therefore
it was a surprise to have a juvenile male Green woodpecker for CES 12 on
Saturday 30th August! We had heard them on previous sessions but
didn’t expect to catch one. More predictable were adult Chiff chaffs in wing
moult, getting ready for their migration to North Africa. Although numbers were
low, the ratio of adults to young birds (5/12) continue to show that it has
been a good breeding season.
|
SPECIES
|
NEW
|
RETRAP
|
TOTAL
|
|
Blackcap
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Blackbird
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Blue tit
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Bullfinch
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Cetti’s warbler
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Chiff chaff
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
Dunnock
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Green woodpecker
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Robin
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Treecreeper
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Wren
|
|
4
|
4
|
|
Total
|
8
|
9
|
17
|
The Cetti’s warbler was the sixth new bird of this
species for this year and the fourth juvenile.
species for this year and the fourth juvenile.
We watched
dragonflies between net rounds.
dragonflies between net rounds.
Cetti’s Warbler
Chiffchaff
Migrant Hawker
Thanks to Paul Aubrey for his assistance, company and photographs.
Heather Coats
