October/November 2018 Ringing at Wilstone Reservoir

Fieldfare

We caught our last Sedge warbler of the year on the 7th October and perhaps the last Reed Warbler on the 16th. The first Redwing was trapped on the 21st. 

When compared to November, October was quite dull with perhaps a Grey Wagtail being the highlight. Chiffchaff and Blackcap numbers were still respectable.The month ended with a surfeit of wrens, on reflection.

November proved more eventful, lots of Blackbirds and loads of Redwing. We caught a Fieldfare, a Firecrest, a Green Woodpecker, two Jays (one of which was a retrap from 2012), a Siskin, a Snipe and a Jack Snipe. The last being the first ringed at the reservoirs. Not a bad selection of species to be going on with.

Johne Taylor

Jack Snipe with beautiful stripes

Captures at Wilstone Reservoir during October and November 2018

	New	Retrap	total
Blackbird	15	7	21
Blackcap	15		15
Blue Tit	15	20	35
Bullfinch		1	1
Cettis Warbler	1	8	9
Chaffinch	6		6
Chiffchaff	80	10	90
Dunnock		3	3
Fieldfare	1		1
Firecrest	1		1
Goldcrest	14	5	19
Great Tit	6	4	10
Grey Wagtail	2		2
Green Woodpecker	1		1
Jack Snipe	1		1
Jay	1	1	2
Long Tailed Tit	10	9	19
Redwing	40		40
Reed Bunting	5		5
Reed Warbler	6	1	7
Robin	1	7	8
Sedge Warbler	1		1
Siskin	1		1
Song  Thrush	3		3
Treecreeper	1		1
Wren	24	28	52
Total	200	97	297

New

Retrap

total

Blackbird

15

7

21

Blackcap

15

15

Blue Tit

15

20

35

Bullfinch

1

1

Cettis Warbler

1

8

9

Chaffinch

6

6

Chiffchaff

80

10

90

Dunnock

3

3

Fieldfare

1

1

Firecrest

1

1

Goldcrest

14

5

19

Great Tit

6

4

10

Grey Wagtail

2

2

Green Woodpecker

1

1

Jack Snipe

1

1

Jay

1

1

2

Long Tailed Tit

10

9

19

Redwing

40

40

Reed Bunting

5

5

Reed Warbler

6

1

7

Robin

1

7

8

Sedge Warbler

1

1

Siskin

1

1

Song  Thrush

3

3

Treecreeper

1

1

Wren

24

28

52

Total

200

97

297