Saturday 2 June 2018

Wilstone - The Merrie Month of May


Herewith the Merrie month of May at Wilstone.

The first three CES visits were completed during May plus one additional session.
Weather conditions were reasonable with virtually no rain and the wind only troublesome on the 27th
The visit totals were very disappointing however, with each session well below the average.
Last season began slowly but not as badly as this year.
In May 2017 we only ringed 14 juveniles, all residents apart from a Blackcap.
This May we managed just four:  three Long Tailed Tits and a Chaffinch. So, no juvenile tits, Robins, Blackbirds or even Wrens.
By just comparing newly ringed birds from last May and this, Blackcaps, Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers are about equal in abundance. Only nine resident birds have been ringed in May 2018, one more than last year (4 sessions were also achieved in 2017).
We are definitely off to another slow start to a breeding season.
On top of this the Cuckoo has disappeared!
Johne



New
Retrap
Total
Blackbird
2
5
7
Blackcap
4
6
10
Blue Tit
1
2
3
Bullfinch
1

1
Chaffinch
1

1
Chiffchaff

5
5
Dunnock

3
3
Goldfinch
1

1
Great Tit
2
1
3
Kingfisher
1

1
Long Tailed Tit
4
2
6
Reed Bunting
2
4
6
Reed Warbler
23
15
38
Robin

1
1
Sedge Warbler
6
7
13
Wren

6
6




Total
48
57
105

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