I haven't been out ringing for a couple of weeks, so this morning's session at our private site in Wingerworth, Chesterfield was a nice chance to get back out again. We met up at 6.30am and ringed 44 birds of 12 species over the next 4 hours. As the title suggests, the highlights were the
Siskins and a single
Lesser Redpoll. We don't ring lots of these species, so when they're around, it's nice to catch a few. We've also had some good recoveries of
Redpolls ringed at this site when they return to Scotland to breed. Hopefully, some of today's birds will turn up there later in the year.
Siskin
Today's totals were (new/retrap):
Siskin 4/0,
Lesser Redpoll 1/0,
Goldfinch 14/0,
Chaffinch 4/0,
Bullfinch 3/0,
Robin 0/1,
Blue Tit 3/4,
Great Tit 2/1,
Long-tailed Tit 1/1,
Robin 0/1,
Wren 1/0 and
Goldcrest 1/0.
Other birds seen and heard this morning were:
Song Thrush (singing),
Blackbird,
Collared Dove,
Woodpigeon,
Great-spotted Woodpecker and
Stock Dove (year tick). There were also at least half a dozen
Common Frogs spawning in the pond.
Year List update:
110 - Stock Dove
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