2019 was another good year for the number of Blackcaps caught at the site. In all 548 birds were handled, 530 newly ringed and 17 local re-traps plus 1 other ringed near Whitwell in Derbyshire on the 4th of August 2019. One of the newly ringed birds was then subsequently re-trapped at Coimbra, central Portugal on the 22nd of October 2019. 54% of the Blackcap total were caught on 3 visits during the beginning of September. Nationally Blackcaps enjoyed a good breeding season. Our own CES results are in line with this, 38 Adults and 169 juveniles being encountered. The CES results for the year show a big improvement over 2018. The average catch per visit was 85.75 birds compared with 67.0 birds last year. This was due to much better catches in the first half of the season; visits 1 to 6. This year there were 72.6 per visit, last year 39.8 birds. Residents had much better breeding season than in 2018, as did the early breeding migrants such as the Blackcap. The Annual totals for the two years are roughly the same but the mix and number of species was less in 2019, 44 to 37. A Coal Tit was ringed, a very unusual occurrence. For the second year in a row a Jack Snipe was caught in a net across the Barwell stream and a Firecrest was also caught.
To date, 8 recoveries have been reported - these are 4 Reed warblers, 2 Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest. Of the Reed Warblers, 1 wore a Belgium scheme ring. It had been ringed in July 2018 and trapped in May at Wilstone. During August we trapped birds ringed this year in Burnham Deepdale, North Norfolk and Warrington, in the Wirral. On the 19th June we re-trapped S216848 from Lower Basildon, Berkshire previously caught on 2 occasions during July 2018 at Wilstone. The Blackcap from Derbyshire was trapped on the 15th September the same day that we ringed the Blackcap recovered in Portugal. The Chiffchaff was also caught on that day being originally being ringed in Northumberland in June 2019.The Goldcrest came from Landguard Suffolk, being ringed on the 31st October 2018 and was at Wilstone on the 3rd November 2019.
Johne Taylor
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New
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Retrap
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Total
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Blackbird
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20
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7
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27
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Blackcap
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530
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20
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550
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Blue Tit
|
160
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17
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177
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Bullfinch
|
5
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3
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8
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|
Cettis warbler
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6
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4
|
10
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|
Chaffinch
|
9
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1
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10
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
193
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9
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202
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Coal Tit
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Common Sandpiper
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Dunnock
|
26
|
6
|
32
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|
Fieldfare
|
4
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|
4
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|
Firecrest
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Garden Warbler
|
10
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|
10
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|
Goldcrest
|
33
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5
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38
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Goldfinch
|
7
|
|
7
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|
Great Tit
|
60
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10
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70
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|
Great Spotted Wdpkr
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2
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|
2
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Green Woodpecker
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1
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|
1
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|
Jack Snipe
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1
|
|
1
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|
Jay
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2
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|
2
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Kingfisher
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6
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1
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7
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|
Lesser Whitethroat
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7
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7
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Long Tailed Tit
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51
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18
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69
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Marsh Tit
|
5
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1
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6
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Redwing
|
58
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5
|
|
Reed Bunting
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43
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13
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56
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Reed Warbler
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221
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39
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260
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Robin
|
50
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6
|
56
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Sand Martin
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1
|
|
1
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Sedge Warbler
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85
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5
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90
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Song Thrush
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16
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6
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22
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Sparrowhawk
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1
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1
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Treecreeper
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8
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3
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11
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Whitethroat
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10
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10
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Willow Warbler
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16
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16
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Wood Pigeon
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1
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1
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Wren
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70
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19
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89
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Total
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1721
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186
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1907
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