Tuesday 18 October 2011

A bit of a catch up.


Due to a ringing expedition to Georgia for myself, Ross Crates (ex UEA) and Stephen Menzie (See here - birdingandphotography.blogspot.com) I haven't been keeping the blog updated, so here's a brief catch-up.

Broads Swallow Roost

A couple of us did a swallow roost in the broads back on September 3rd, It was quite successful and we caught a total of 101 birds 96 new swallows, 3 Sand Martins and 2 Controls (L844574 & Y228006).

Campus & Whitlingham demonstrations for students

Species
Whitlingham 26/9/11
UEA 
27/9/11
Total
Notes
Wren
6(1)
1
8
Retrap from 2011
Blackcap
14(1)
3
18
Retrap 2011
Robin
2(2)
6(1)
11
Retraps from 2010 and 2011
Dunnock
3(2)
7
12

Blackbird
1
5
6

Great tit
18(3)
16(5)
42
 2 retraps from 2009, 1 from 2010
Blue tit
19(7)
29(11)
66
1 control. 1 bird from cringleford
Treecreeper
1(1)
1
3
Retrap from 2011
Chaffinch
3(1)
6
10
Retrap from 2010
Goldcrest
1
1
2

Goldfinch
3
17(1)
21
Retrap from 2011
Long tailed tit
16(2)
4
22
Retraps from 2011
Chiffchaff
2
2
4

Greenfinch
1
41
42

Green woodpecker
1

1

Song thrush

1
1


111
158
269


Campus Sessions

We also did a couple of campus sessions catching a further 100 or so birds, mostly tits and finches, including the first redpoll of the autumn.

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