Saturday

Another morning spent at the Point of Ayre  a bit windy for mist netting so set the woosh net for Linnets

and then got a movement of Meadow Pipits so decided to go for them .

Linnets 5 new birds ringed bringing total to 206

Meadow Pipits 23 ringed

In the afternoon went for a walk around local patch Port Lewaigue,  Nice to see a Red Brested Merganser 

in the bay also Razorbills, Redshank, Oystercatchers and Rock Pipits

This Week

Birds ringed this week

61 New Birds

Blue Tit 2

Coal Tit 1

Siskin 4

Goldfinch 7

Mallard 3

Herring Gulls 5

Chiffchaff 2

Blackcap 3

Song Thrush 1

Blackbird 2

Dunnock 2

Goldcrest 2

Robin 1

Chaffinch 1

Gt Tit 1

Linnet 10

Meadow Pipit 8

Rock Pipit 6

Retraps

1 Linnet 

1 Coal Tit

1 Goldfinch

A Nice morning yesterday down south with Kev  4 more Herring Gulls Ringed and a Darvic placed on left leg at Port St Mary.

Port St Mary

4 Juvenile Herring Gulls Ringed

Then on to Port Erin  where we set a few spring traps for Rock Pipit

6 Caught

Port Erin

Siskins

A morning in the garden again to windy for ringing anywhere else. 

Nice selection of Siskin caught with juveniles and Adults 

Juvenile tail shape

Adult tail shape

98 new Siskin caught in and around garden since April

15 retraps as well

Other birds ringed, Robin, Chaffinch, Gt Tit, Blue Tit,Coal tit,  Dunnock

Goldfinch Control

The weather has turned, the last 3 days have been gale-force winds, showers sunny spells. I managed to get the net open in the garden yesterday afternoon for 3 hours.

19 Birds caught

8 Siskin  7 new 1 retrap

(81 Siskin now ringed in and around garden}

2 Blue Tit

3 House Sparrow

1 Chaffinch

5 Goldfinch  4 new 1 control

I sent Kev the ring number of the control to see if it was one belonging to the group.

Kev came back with news of it being ringed on the Calf of Man by Chris Sharpe on the 15 April this year

movement of 26 miles north.

Nice one

click for bigger view

Totals from back in Wharfdale

Andy has sent me his totals so far for the swallow roost  and some other stuff.

Since i left he has gone from strength to strength

 TYPICAL!!!!!

915 swallows inc 11 controls

125 sand martins inc 1 control

21 reed warbler inc 4 controls

LE Owl 19 ringed.

 Tawny Owl 18  ringed

 Barn Owl 17 ringed

The Jowster happy times

Ramsey Harbour

Ringing site

My car had to got in for a service today in Ramsey so i left it at the garage and walked down to the harbour

armed with a few spring traps.

Stopped of for a full english  first, its the law 

3 More Rock Pipits ringed

other birds about 

8 Turnstone

14 Mute Swan

4 Wheatears

numerous Herring Gull one of our darvic ones but to far off to read

4 Sandwich Tern

Ramsey Harbour

Juvenile Rock Pipit

Last 24 hours

Back at the point of Ayre yesterday thinking there would be some Meadow Pipit movement , not a lot going on at all 2 Meadow Pipits ringed and 3 Lapland Bunting see.

Back home for a tidy up and a cuppa opened 20ft net and ringed another 10 Siskin, Blue Tits, Coal Tits

and Goldfinch 

Siskin Total for garden now in the 70s

Yesterday evening back out with Kev another good 2 hours  with 

2 Dunlin

2 Ringed Plover  1 new 1 retrap from the night before 

1 Turnstone 

1 Oystercatcher 

Dunlin

Bill Length of Dunlin being taken

Turnstone

Thanks again to Kev for another great evening

Today back to woosh some more Linnets 12 New birds ringed 2 retraps form 2 weeks ago

Picture below shows a Linnet with tick attached never come across this on Linnets or Twite before

Linnet with Tick

things went abit quite so i set up a few spring traps and ringed 

1 Robin

1 Stonechat

Stonechat

On way home dropped in at Ramsey Harbour for a look two Wheatears and Rockpipits about so i set the spring traps again

Wheatear

1 Wheatear ringed

Last night

Nice evening out with Kev again last night 

6 Ringed plover ringed 5 juvenile birds 1 Adult 

Linnets

I was out with Adam from Manx Bird life this morning catching Linnets.

33 new linnets ringed with 1 Retrap

169 Linnets Ringed todate

148 young birds

11 Adults Males

10 Adult Females

90 Females in total

79 Males in total

House Martin

I was out again yesterday with another 

35 birds ringed

13 Meadow Pipits 

11 Linnets

8 Swallows

1 House Martin

1 Sand Martin
1 Starling

House Martin

Today

I was out at 0630 today down at Port lewaigue , this week the weather so far has been great with hardly any wind . My Son and his Girlfriend have been visiting for a few days and i had to take them back to the airport at 1030 so i thought i would stay local and do a couple of hours. 23 birds ringed

1 Wren

2 robins

1 Siskin

2 Blackbirds

1 Chiffchaff

1 Willow Warbler

15 Blackcaps all born this year 

This evening met Kev at the Point Of Ayre, another 22 Linnets caught no retraps at all on any day, so far

131 ringed 

also 

1 Swallow

and

10 Meadow Pipits ringed

other birds about 

Pied Wagtail

Wheatear

Stonechat

Sandmartin

House Martin

Skylark

Black Guillemot

Gannets

Sandwich Terns 

Cormorants