The Constant Effort ringing started well on 5 May with a total of 47 birds.
Notably there were 10 new Blackcaps but only 2 Chiff chaffs.
It was also good to have 6 new Bullfinches.
Most birds showed signs of being in breeding condition.
|
Species
|
New
|
Retrap
|
Total
|
|
Chiff chaff
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Blackcap
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
|
Dunnock
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
Bullfinch
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
Blackbird
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
|
Wren
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
Robin
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
Long tailed tit
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Blue tit
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Great tit
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Goldfinch
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Treecreeper
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Goldcrest
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
32
|
15
|
47
|
Treecreeper
Bullfinches
Thanks to Phil Mead, Dan Rouse and Sammy-jo Pengelly for help and company.
The photos are courtesy of Dan.
Heather Coats
