Monday, 31 January 2011
Over-doing the Siskin excitement!
A bit overwhelmed when we have 11 Siskins in a suburban garden, especially when i only moved the feeders about 5 hours ago! Looking very ringable now...
Thankyou!
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Garden Siskin bonanza!
I woke this morning to the sight of 6 Siskin and 2 Lesser Redpoll on the nyger, Bob has said they maybe worth ringing so i have decided to move the feeders onto the centre of the garden so the birds have to go to and from the bushes to feed. I hope they stick around!
Before I moved the feeders I had an influx of 2 different parties, one of 5 the other of 8 Siskin, very happy, just hope they stay on. Would be interesting to see if Bob's Garden and mine are getting the same birds, my guess would be probably.
Before I moved the feeders I had an influx of 2 different parties, one of 5 the other of 8 Siskin, very happy, just hope they stay on. Would be interesting to see if Bob's Garden and mine are getting the same birds, my guess would be probably.
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Even more Redpolls!
Looks like the Redpoll movement has restarted after 2 weeks of retraps, 6 new Common this morning, 16 new Lesser, also 2 new Siskin. All in all excellent morning after we failed at the 200 Brambling once more!
Northorpe Fen Site 30/01
Yellowhammer 2
Bobs garden and Bourne Woods entrance
Common Redpoll 6 (1)
Lesser Redpoll 16 (2)
Siskin 2
Coal tit 4
Great tit 2
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Dunnock (1)
Would have accompanying photos had i remember to put the SD card in my camera this morning...
ALSO, on a less important note but exciting for me, Lesser Redpolls in the garden with the Siskin! 1 (at least) of each supporting a ring!
Northorpe Fen Site 30/01
Yellowhammer 2
Bobs garden and Bourne Woods entrance
Common Redpoll 6 (1)
Lesser Redpoll 16 (2)
Siskin 2
Coal tit 4
Great tit 2
Blackbird 1
Robin 1
Dunnock (1)
Would have accompanying photos had i remember to put the SD card in my camera this morning...
ALSO, on a less important note but exciting for me, Lesser Redpolls in the garden with the Siskin! 1 (at least) of each supporting a ring!
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Swaton Garden ringing.
Every year we tend to go to a garden in Swaton to do some ringing and check how things are going, 80 birds ringed, 41 House Sparrows, 5 retraps and 1 control.
Swaton- 29/01
House Sparrow 41
Tree Sparrow 2
Blackbird 2 (3)
plus common tits and goldfinches (1 control)
Tomorrow we have news of 40 Redpolls on the feeders at Bob's and 200 Bramblings down the fen, quality and quantity?
Tree Sprog
Swaton- 29/01
House Sparrow 41
Tree Sparrow 2
Blackbird 2 (3)
plus common tits and goldfinches (1 control)
Tomorrow we have news of 40 Redpolls on the feeders at Bob's and 200 Bramblings down the fen, quality and quantity?
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Birthday finchfest!
Finally can call myself an official adult! So whats the first thing an 18 yr old person does on awaking on the day of reckoning? Yes he does grab the bins to spot a 'birthday Brambling' in the garden hedgerow. To add to this half a dozen Chaffinches, similar numbers of Goldfinches, 3 Siskins and 2 Greenfinches. Made my morning!
Thursday, 20 January 2011
My Personal ringing totals.
Have got all my totals through now they are as follows,...
Daniel Wade in 2010
Full grown Pulli Retraps TOTAL
Daniel Wade
Grey Heron 0 4 0 4
Kestrel 2 9 0 11
Woodcock 1 0 0 1
Stock Dove 8 7 1 16
Woodpigeon 8 0 0 8
Collared Dove 1 0 0 1
Barn Owl 9 34 11 54
Little Owl 9 40 3 52
Tawny Owl 0 1 0 1
Kingfisher 1 0 0 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 0 1 3
Sand Martin 14 0 2 16
Swallow 8 0 0 8
Waxwing 1 0 0 1
Wren 7 0 2 9
Dunnock 12 0 6 18
Robin 10 0 4 14
Whinchat 1 0 0 1
Blackbird 24 0 1 25
Fieldfare 1 0 0 1
Song Thrush 4 0 0 4
Redwing 4 0 0 4
Mistle Thrush 1 0 0 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1 0 0 1
Sedge Warbler 1 0 0 1
Lesser Whitethroat 3 0 0 3
Whitethroat 14 0 3 17
Blackcap 8 0 1 9
Chiffchaff 17 0 5 22
Willow Warbler 9 0 0 9
Goldcrest 17 0 0 17
Spotted Flycatcher 4 0 0 4
Printed on: 19-Jan-11 Page 1
Full grown Pulli Retraps TOTAL
Long-tailed Tit 18 0 3 21
Marsh Tit 3 0 1 4
Willow Tit 1 0 0 1
Coal Tit 19 0 9 28
Blue Tit 122 0 15 137
Great Tit 133 0 35 168
Nuthatch 0 0 2 2
Treecreeper 1 0 0 1
Jay 2 0 0 2
Magpie 1 0 0 1
Jackdaw 5 39 1 45
Starling 2 0 0 2
House Sparrow 6 0 0 6
Chaffinch 49 0 4 53
Brambling 61 0 1 62
Greenfinch 9 0 0 9
Goldfinch 141 0 22 163
Siskin 2 0 1 3
Linnet 6 0 0 6
Lesser Redpoll 7 0 2 9
Bullfinch 2 0 0 2
Yellowhammer 111 0 15 126
Reed Bunting 111 0 18 129
Corn Bunting 2 0 0 2
Grand Total: 1016 134 169 1319
Total Species: 53 7 26 56
On top of these totals I have...
Daniel Wade in 2011
Full grown Pulli Retraps TOTAL
Daniel Wade
Blackbird 2 0 0 2
Fieldfare 3 0 0 3
Redwing 1 0 0 1
Long-tailed Tit 2 0 0 2
Marsh Tit 1 0 0 1
Coal Tit 3 0 2 5
Blue Tit 43 0 9 52
Great Tit 27 0 12 39
Nuthatch 1 0 0 1
Chaffinch 4 0 1 5
Brambling 11 0 1 12
Goldfinch 1 0 0 1
Siskin 7 0 1 8
Common Redpoll 11 0 1 12
Lesser Redpoll 14 0 9 23
Redpoll (Common/Lesser) 1 0 0 1
Bullfinch 1 0 1 2
Yellowhammer 1 0 0 1
Reed Bunting 1 0 0 1
Grand Total: 135 0 37 172
Total Species: 19 0 9 19
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