Jim, Kev H, Rowan, Jamie and myself headed out to the NTU Brackenhurst campus to
complete visit two of the Winter CES at the site. We set the usual three nets in a copse baited
with seed, plus two more thrush nets at the edge of a field.
More than half the birds were tits, with a worryingly high proportion of adults. This mirrors the
experience of other ringers this season and suggests a poor breeding season. We also caught a
high number of retraps, which is good data that contributes towards the survival rates of
species.
The highlight was catching a young female Kestrel. Though after the session, it emerged that one of the other Dunnocks had been ringed 7 years ago and not caught again until today!
Totals: 46 birds of 8 species (new/retrap); Blue Tit (4/11), Great Tit (4/7), Robin (5/4), Dunnock
(1/ 5), Blackbird (1/0), Kestrel (1/0), Redwing (1/0), Long-Tailed Tit
(0/1).
Holly
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