Sunday 21 June 2009

Another mixed bag!

A good week with 86 new birds ringed + 1 recap.

Garden ringing


18/06/2009 - Set a few traps on the garden lawn targetting Starling - catching 4 birds.

19/06/2009 - Mist netting in the garden resulting in the following birds caught - 1 Blackbird, 1 Starling, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Greenfinch.

20/06/2009 - Mist netting again, catching - 1 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Blackbird and 1 Starling.



WWT Martin Mere

20/06/2009 - checked a few of the Tree Sparrow boxes resulting in 13 pulli being ringed. Also a brood of 5 Great Tit & 4 Wren ringed.

Atherton Farm

18/06/2009 - 13 Swallow pulli ringed.

Windermere area.

21/06/2009 - Visiting various farms ringing 30 Swallows (24 pulli + 6 adults). Also 5 Mute Swans, 1 Mallard, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 recap Dipper.

Weekly totals -

Wren - 4
Swallow - 43
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 5
Starling - 6
Blackbird - 2
Robin - 1
Goldfinch - 1
Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 1
Tree Sparrow - 13
Treecreeper - 1
Grey Wagtail - 1
Dipper - 1 recap
Mute Swan - 5
Mallard - 1 = 86 new & 1 recap.

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