Coot & Tufted Duck catching.

Today along with Craig & Ciaran we decided to have a trip to Redesmere Lake & Westport Lake for a spot of Coot catching.

19 Coot ringed, along with 2 Tufted Duck (+ 3 retraps & 1 control = FP84730) and 5 Canada geese.

Two Black Headed Gull controls at Westport Lake – 3656241 & 3686085 (from Holland) which we’ve previously read.

To round the day off, we had a quick visit to Shakerley catching – Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue & Great Tit and Goldfinch.

End of the week.

I'm not going to be around over the next few days, so I decided to go back to the Collard Dove nest today, to see whether the chicks were big enough to hold rings. Unfortunately they were still too small ! I had a scout around though and managed to find 2 x Blackbird, 1 Song Thursh, 1 Robin and 1 Blackcap nest - all on eggs.

Week totals (Atherton, Grt Manchester) -

Blackbird - 5
Blue Tit - 4 (4 recaps)
Goldfinch - 1
Great Tit - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Mistle Thrush - 2
Song Thrush - 3
Starling - 6
Stock Dove - 1
Tawny Owl - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker caught in the garden today, it's broodpatch below. Think this bird maybe nesting on the bowling green, just a few minutes away from the garden.

6 Starlings colour ringed as part of the RAS project.