Cooper Bridge

Another nice morning at Cooper Bridge yesterday with a few more Blackcaps , Bullfinch, robins and Blackbirds ringed. Also a cracking Male Green woodpecker.

Today spent with Andy at another new site we are trying out, 18 Birds ringed , including Female Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warblers, Robins, Wrens, Dunnocks and Chaffinch.

New site looks good

Got permission off Yorkshire Water to ring down at Cooper Bridge .

Had a great day to day with 35 Birds ringed

Started of with a few Blackbirds and a Dunnock. I wanted to ring here for the warblers

and then every time a check the nets i was getting Warblers.

7 Willow Warblers ringed today

With

4Chiffchaff

3 Blackcaps

1 adult male Reed Warbler

just as i walk down to do the last net run and pack up i noticed 4 Long Tailed tits in the net with a Willow Warbler so i started extracting them then in the bottom shelve of the net i noticed something different a Lesser Whitethroat.

Top day top place.

other birds ringed were 4 Blackbirds, 2 Blue Tits 4 Robins, 2 Greenfinch 1 Wren and 2 Dunnocks

Lesser Whitethroat

Reed warbler
Willow Warbler

ChiffChaff

Merlins

The Great Pete Roe with brood of Merlins

fledgelings and chicks

A nice steady week with 3 more Whitethroat caught at EGP 2 were young birds the other an adult Male also Chiffchaff and another Willow Warbler. 3 More Redshank chicks rings and a Common Sandpiper chick. Other birds ringed this week Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tits, Gt Tit , Chaffinches and Blackbird.

JuvenileWhitethroats

Common Sandpiper chick
Redshank chicks

Andy was out yesterday doing a Merlins nest and 2 broods of Kestrels.

LAST WEEK

Been away for a few days, so just to catch up early last week 4 Redshank chicks ringed with a few more Willow Warblers and Blackbirds. Sunday the 14 out with Andy at his new site, nice morning with chiff chaffs , LTT, Blackcap, Blackbirds , and Wood Pigeon ringed. Yesterday up to Ringstone where my last nest box with Blue Tits in were ready to ring.

Garden Warbler

Nice morning at EGP this morning. Garden Warbler ringed with a few juvenile Long Tail Tits and Reed Bunting plus Blue Tits. Then down to my Mill site and a Kingfisher to finish of with.

Showing Brood Patch

Andy has been out doing Buzzards Red Kite and Kestrels chicks today. Hope to get some photos off him later.

up date on Tree Sparrows

2009 Totals so far

Another 6 Tree Sparrows ringed this week all young Birds .

Bringing the total of young ringed birds this year to 19 .

4 New birds were ringed from January> March.

= 23 Tree Sparrow so far

2008 Totals

34 Adult Birds ringed

11 chicks {pulli}

1 controlled bird from Wakefield

Total 46

since project started

68 Tree Sparrows Ringed at Jay House Lane

with one controlled bird caught

Total = 69

Whitethroat returns

Down at Egp to day. It never fails to amaze me and i know i have said it before but today re caught a Male Whitethroat in the same net ride as last year so on the same territory as last year. Glad i re caught him as i didn't have my camera on me last time. And of course it great to see him make it back from Africa. Also caught today 1female Whitethroat with good brood patch.

1 Blackcap,1 Blackbird Male, 1 Willow Warbler and 1 juvenile Robin.

Out with Theo on Wednesday at OGP and in 3 hours only had 2 Blackbirds very quite very worrying. Also this week 6 Starling ringed at Ringstone with 2 juv Greenfinch a Dunnock and a retrap Goldfinch from April 08.