Summary of pullus ringing in May.
So far so good! We have ringed 86 Blue Tits and 55 Great Tits in May. The Blue Tits are well up on last year. We will await the end of the month to see it they fledge, which would be great.
Please do not forget it is our AGM on Sunday 8th June at 1400, followed by a complimentary BBQ.
Friday 6th
Enough of a break in the wind to allow some ringing. There were six new birds and eight retraps. Despite the successful chick ringing in the nest boxes there is a steady trickle of unringed fledged tits being caught - five Great Tits today.
Wednesday 4th
The wind dropped enough first thing to allow for ringing. There were five new and five retrap birds. It is an indication of the sad state of the Greenfinch population that a new bird today was so notable. We do more Yellow-browed Warblers than Greenfinches each year!
Tuesday 3rd
Too windy to ring but late notification of a Blackcap movement. We ringed it here on October 3rd 2022 and it was controlled in Luxembourg the following year on October 24th. We expect most of the UK Blackcaps to be heading south west into Spain and Portugal. Maybe it had been a wanderer from northern Europe when we first caught it.
Sunday 1st.
A warm, sunny, and not too windy morning saw 11 new birds and 14 retraps. The new birds were helped by a flock of this year's Long-tailed Tits.