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!

I would like to post a thankyou to those who have put a link to my blog on there own and also too Nick Baker for posting my blog on twitter, feedback is always helpful so don't hesitate to comment! Thankyou :)

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.

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!

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

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