Saturday 1 December 2018

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

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