CES
11 at WWT Llanelli
11 at WWT Llanelli
The weather was good for
ringing on Monday – overcast and calm – however we had the smallest catch this
season at 23 birds. The total for the year is still up on last year. Once again
we had more juvenile birds (18) than adults (5) but not so many of the migrant
species as last session.
ringing on Monday – overcast and calm – however we had the smallest catch this
season at 23 birds. The total for the year is still up on last year. Once again
we had more juvenile birds (18) than adults (5) but not so many of the migrant
species as last session.
|
SPECIES
|
NEW
|
RETRAP
|
TOTAL
|
|
Song thrush
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Robin
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
Dunnock
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Great tit
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
|
Blue tit
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Long-tailed tit
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Wren
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Blackcap
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
Chiff chaff
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
Bullfinch
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
Total
|
16
|
7
|
23
|
There was time to look closely at wing moult and
practice moult scores!
practice moult scores!
My thanks to Paul Aubrey, Phil Mead and Dan Rouse for
company and assistance.
company and assistance.
Heather Coats
