Late news of CES 3 & 4

CES 3 - Priory Country Park (27/05/12) - Total 17 = 6 new, 11 retraps
Dunnock 0 (4)
Blackcap 0 (1)
Reed Warbler 2 (0)
House Sparrow 1 (0) - the first one ringed in the Rough since Oct 2008
Robin 2 (1) - including 2 juveniles (not the first of the year)
Blue Tit 0 (1)
Garden Warbler 1 (0)
Whitethroat 0 (2) - including a retrap from 2007
Wren 0 (2)

Last year CES 3 at Priory CP (22/05/12) we had a total of 26 birds. Included in this catch were juvenile Blue Tits and Dunnocks. The bad weather seems to have made the juveniles fledge later this year.

CES 3 - The Thorns - Total 26 = 14 new, 12 retraps

Jay 1 (0) an adult female with brood patch

Long-tailed Tit 1 (2)
Wren 1 (1)
Great Tit 2 (1) - two new youngsters
Garden Warbler 2 (1) looking like a good season for these
Blackcap 5 (2) … and these
Chaffinch 1 (0)
Blue Tit 1 (0)
Chiffchaff 0 (1)
Whitethroat 0 (1)
Dunnock 0 (2)
Robin 0 (1)

CES 4 - Priory Country Park (05/06/12) - Total 19 = 11 new, 8 retraps
Blackcap 1 (2)
Chiffchaff 4 (2) - including 3 juveniles (first of this species this year)
Robin 2 (0)
Chaffinch 0 (2)
Dunnock 2 (0) - First juveniles of this species this year
Wren - 1 (1)
Whitethroat - 0 (1)
Blue Tit - 1 (0) - First juvenile of this species this year

Last year CES 4 at Priory CP (05/06/12) we had a total of 47 birds. Included in this catch were juvenile Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits, Chaffinch and Coal Tit. Further evidence to support that the juveniles are fledging later this year.


CES 4 - The Thorns - Total 30 = new, retraps

Kestrel 1 (0)
Dunnock 1 (2)
Robin 1 (0)
Blackbird 0 (1)
Lesser Whitethroat 2 (0)
Whitethroat 0 (2)
Garden Warbler 0 (1)
Blackcap 3 (1)
Chiffchaff 0 (1)
Long-tailed Tit 4 (1)
Great tit 1 (0)
Treecreeper 0 (1)
Chaffinch 3 (0)
Bullfinch 4 (0)

Thanks to Guy & Chris for the totals from The Thorns.