On what turned out to be a cold morning, the third Constant
Effort Site (CES) session took place on Monday 23rd May. We caught
our first juvenile Robins of the season which were all a healthy weight.
Effort Site (CES) session took place on Monday 23rd May. We caught
our first juvenile Robins of the season which were all a healthy weight.
The most interesting bird was an adult male Blackcap
which had been ringed here on 11th May 2011 and was aged as a bird which had been
fledged in 2010. It is good to see that it made it back to breed again.
which had been ringed here on 11th May 2011 and was aged as a bird which had been
fledged in 2010. It is good to see that it made it back to breed again.
The
Reed warbler was unexpected as the site is scrub and quite a distance from the
reed beds.
Reed warbler was unexpected as the site is scrub and quite a distance from the
reed beds.
|
Species
|
New
|
Re-trap
|
Total
|
|
Robin
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
|
Blackbird
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Song thrush
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Treecreeper
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Blackcap
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Long tailed tit
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Chiff chaff
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Great tit
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Goldcrest
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Reed warbler
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
9
|
7
|
16
|
I was joined today by Paul Aubrey and Phil Mead. My thanks for their help and company.
Heather Coats
