The first CES visit of the season was carried out on Sunday by Alex,
Duncan, Gary, Jake and I. We were also joined by Nigel Bosworth later. The
morning started overcast with a breeze but the clouds started to break and the
breeze dropped. The catch was steady throughout the morning and the highlights were a retrap Jay (that was originally ringed on the first CES session last year) and
the first juvenile birds of the season: a couple of Robins and a Long-tailed Tit.
Total catch was (new/retrap) 41/7 made up of: Jay 0/1, Blackbird 1/0, Dunnock
6/1, Wren 2/2, Robin 5/0, Blackcap 4/0, Chiffchaff 4/1, Willow Warbler 2/0, Reed
Warbler 1/0, Sedge Warbler 2/0, Blue Tit 1/0, Great Tit 5/1, Long-tailed Tit
1/1, Treecreeper 3/0, Bullfinch 4/0.
This was a really good start to the CES
season, let’s hope it continues in the future visits. The Willow Warblers were
the first caught on the CES since 2013 and the Sedge Warblers the first since
2012. The oldest retrap was a Wren from 2015. We also ringed a couple of Tawny
Owl chicks in one of the boxes.
Kev
Jay (K. Hemsley)
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