Tuesday 15 July 2008

Norfolk



As I am spending some time in the west of the county, I will share some of my ringing with you. I can get 90' of net up in the garden but usually settle for 40' or 50'. This gives the birds a chance to use the second set of feeders - after they've been caught once.
This year so far I've ringed 415 birds as follows with the 36 month total in brackets.
Sparr 1 (1), Stodo 2 (5), Coldo 3 (6),
Grswo 0 (4), Wren 4 (6), Dunno 1 (21),
Robin 8 (21), Blabi 33 (70), Sonth 0 (5),
Blaca 1 (1), Chiff 1 (1), Goldc 0 (2),
Lotti 3 (44), Marti 4 (8), Wilti 0 (2),
Coati 14 (83), Bluti 49 (263), Greti 37 (150),
Treec 0 (1), Jay 0 (2), Starl 3 (3),
Housp 0 (2), Chaff 23 (33), Bramb 2 (2),
Grefi 48 (72) & Siski 177 (177).

The garden backs onto a footpath leading to Ling Common, a wood that is wet on our (the west) side with Oak, Ash, Birch & Blackthorn, and which rises and becomes drier to the east, where Corsican and Scots Pine dominate the Birch & Heather.
Fred Cooke lives at the Castle Rising corner and I sometimes catch NOA birds ringed in his garden.

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