I've just had details of a couple of our colour-ringed Cormorants which were spotted yesterday (21 Feb) alive and well at Havergate Island, near Orford in Suffolk. The first had been ringed in August 2016 at Attenborough and has been seen near Boreham, Dungeness and the Wirral during the intervening period. The second had been ringed at Attenborough in April 2018 and has been slightly less adventurous, having been seen on five additional occasions on the Suffolk coast up until now.
Jim
Saturday, 22 February 2020
Saturday, 8 February 2020
Brackenhurst Update
I’ve not made as many visits to the Brackenhurst feeders as I would have liked this winter. A combination of ringer availability, the weather and commitments elsewhere has restricted opportunities. However, here’s an update on recent visits:
Wednesday 20 November Team – Duncan, Kev and myself.
Oldest retraps were a Robin from 2014 & a 2012 Blue Tit.
Birds handled (new/retrap 31/24): Blackbird 3/-, Blue Tit 6/11, Coal Tit 1/1, Goldcrest 1/-, Great Tit 5/10, House Sparrow 3/-, Redwing 9/-, Robin 3/2.
Wednesday 4 December Team – Cliff and myself.
Oldest retrap was a Robin from 2015.
Birds handled (new/retrap 34/18): Blackbird 1/1, Blue Tit 1/6, Bullfinch –/1, Chaffinch 1/1, Fieldfare 1/-, Great Tit -/3, Long-tailed Tit 4/1, Redwing 25/-, Robin –/5, Song Thrush 1/-.
Friday 27 December Team – Pete, Tom and myself.
Oldest retraps were a Robin from 2014 and a 2016 Blue Tit.
Birds handled (new/retrap 34/18): Blackbird 1/-, Blue Tit 4/12, Chaffinch -/1, Coal Tit –/1, Goldcrest –/1, Great Tit 2/8, Redwing 4/-, Robin –/1, Treecreeper –/1, Yellowhammer 2/1.
Tuesday 21 January Team – Kev, Duncan and myself.
Oldest retrap was a Great Tit from 2016.
Birds handled (new/retrap 9/13): Blackbird 1/1, Blue Tit 4/3, Chaffinch -/1, Dunnock 1/2, Great Tit 3/4, Robin –/2, Treecreeper –/1.
Overall – it looks like tits and Robins had a decent breeding season last year and the mild weather means the buntings aren't coming to the feeders.
Jim Lennon
Wednesday 20 November Team – Duncan, Kev and myself.
Oldest retraps were a Robin from 2014 & a 2012 Blue Tit.
Birds handled (new/retrap 31/24): Blackbird 3/-, Blue Tit 6/11, Coal Tit 1/1, Goldcrest 1/-, Great Tit 5/10, House Sparrow 3/-, Redwing 9/-, Robin 3/2.
Wednesday 4 December Team – Cliff and myself.
Oldest retrap was a Robin from 2015.
Birds handled (new/retrap 34/18): Blackbird 1/1, Blue Tit 1/6, Bullfinch –/1, Chaffinch 1/1, Fieldfare 1/-, Great Tit -/3, Long-tailed Tit 4/1, Redwing 25/-, Robin –/5, Song Thrush 1/-.
Friday 27 December Team – Pete, Tom and myself.
Oldest retraps were a Robin from 2014 and a 2016 Blue Tit.
Birds handled (new/retrap 34/18): Blackbird 1/-, Blue Tit 4/12, Chaffinch -/1, Coal Tit –/1, Goldcrest –/1, Great Tit 2/8, Redwing 4/-, Robin –/1, Treecreeper –/1, Yellowhammer 2/1.
Tuesday 21 January Team – Kev, Duncan and myself.
Oldest retrap was a Great Tit from 2016.
Birds handled (new/retrap 9/13): Blackbird 1/1, Blue Tit 4/3, Chaffinch -/1, Dunnock 1/2, Great Tit 3/4, Robin –/2, Treecreeper –/1.
Overall – it looks like tits and Robins had a decent breeding season last year and the mild weather means the buntings aren't coming to the feeders.
Jim Lennon
Redwing, Goldcrest & Treecreeper, Brackenhurst, 27 December 2019 (P Leonard)
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