End of the week!

A nice steady week which didn't go totally to plan - mainly because of Christmas shopping and minding kids! But I did manage to get out for a few days and ended the week with 73 new birds, 7 recaps and 3 controls.

Totals

Coot - 11 new + 3 retraps

Mute Swan - 24 new + 1 control

Tufted Duck - 3 new + 1 control

Mallard - 3 new + 1 recap

Black Headed Gull - 4 new + 1 control

Dunnock - 3 new + 2 recaps

Goldfinch - 17 new + 1 recap

Greenfinch - 2 new

Coal Tit - 1 new

Blue Tit - 1 new

Blackbird - 4 new

All the new + recap Coot have been colour ringed (example below) any sightings of these birds can be sent to http://www.ring.ac.uk/

Many thanks to Stephen Menzie for the above photos & for his help this week.