A beautiful morning – calm, cool and clear – the only thing that was missing was a decent number of birds. The total of 22 was disappointing, but higher than the previous lowest count for CES#11. With 1 session to go our total of 53 individual Blackbirds is the highest since 2011 and the ever reliable Bullfinch total of 22 is about par for the course. A cautious increase in Greenfinch numbers reflects recent experience on garden feeders. Low Whitethroat numbers have now risen above our historical low and we know that they can show dramatic rises and falls. A reasonable final session might push 2017 into 7th place out of 10 CES seasons.
Ringers Adam & Pete.
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Species
|
Total
|
New Bird
|
Retrap
|
|
Blackbird
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
|
Blackcap
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Blue Tit
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Bullfinch
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Great Tit
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
Greenfinch
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
Robin
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
|
Whitethroat
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
| Photo of a Gatekeeper nectaring on Ragwort in the warming Sunday sun. |
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