Saturday 31 December 2011

2012....you have some big boots to fill! - Happy New Year!

Even though I am yet to complete a full year of ringing, 2011 will always be the year that I started ringing and I started with a bit of a bang. Below are the totals of each of the 71 species I have handled

Species Full Grown Pulli Retrap Total
Shag 1 42 0 43
Manx Shearwater 2 0 0 2
Mute Swan 0 0 17 17
Canada Goose 14 0 7 21
Shelduck 4 0 0 4
Mallard 1 0 0 1
Teal 1 0 0 1
Wigeon 1 0 0 1
Tufted Duck 1 0 0 1
Coot 12 2 2 16
Moorhen 3 0 0 3
Little Egret 0 2 0 2
Kestrel 0 5 0 5
Oystercatcher 54 0 23 77
Lapwing 1 3 0 4
Sanderling 28 0 0 28
Dunlin 48 0 2 50
Redshank 30 0 0 30
Turnstone 12 0 2 14
Curlew 4 0 1 5
Black-headed Gull 16 152 0 168
Common Gull 1 0 0 1
Herring Gull 28 0 0 28
Great Black-backed Gull 1 0 0 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 15 0 0 15
Puffin 1 0 0 1
Razorbill 10 10 2 22
Guillemot 2 5 0 7
Woodpigeon 1 1 0 2
Stock Dove 0 1 0 1
Collared Dove 0 1 0 1
Barn Owl 0 1 0 1
Tawny Owl 0 1 0 1
Long-eared Owl 1 0 0 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 0 0 1
Swallow 24 9 0 33
Pied Wagtail 9 0 0 9
Robin 3 0 1 4
Dunnock 7 0 5 12
Wren 2 0 0 2
Blackbird 8 4 0 12
Song Thrush 4 0 0 4
Redwing 1 0 0 1
Sedge Warbler 2 0 0 2
Reed Warbler 5 28 1 34
Grasshopper Warbler 2 0 1 3
Common Whitethroat 1 0 0 1
Blackcap 6 0 0 6
Willow Warbler 3 0 2 5
Chiffchaff 11 0 0 11
Goldcrest 1 0 0 1
Long-tailed Tit 8 0 7 15
Blue tit 67 15 24 106
Great Tit 32 30 9 71
Coal Tit 4 0 4 8
Treecreeper 1 0 0 1
Nuthatch 2 6 0 8
Pied Flycatcher 9 28 2 39
Starling 2 0 0 2
Tree Sparrow 2 94 0 96
House Sparrow 6 0 0 6
Chough 0 13 0 13
Chaffinch 18 4 0 22
Greenfinch 7 0 0 7
Goldfinch 15 0 4 19
Siskin 2 0 0 2
Lesser Redpoll 7 0 3 10
Linnet 3 0 0 3
Bullfinch 6 0 3 9
Reed Bunting 5 0 1 6
Yellowhammer 2 0 0 2





Total 578 415 123 1116
Species 62 23 21 71


What an incredible calender year I have had and external ringing highlights have included 21 British lifers including some of the rarest birds I have ever seen inc: Surf Scoter, Golden Pheasant, Sooty Shearwater, Purple Heron, Common Crane, Kentish Plover, American Golden Plover, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Upland Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs
Bee-eater, Red-rumped Swallow, Richard's Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Citrine Wagtail, White-throated Robin, Desert Wheatear, Rose-coloured Starling, Northern Waterthrush, Scarlet Tanager.

In addition to this, I have been to America for the first time and seen some truly stunning birds.

Happy New Year to everyone and thank you to everyone who made 2011 one of my best years of all time!

1 comment:

tilehurstdave said...

What a great start but 2012 it all starts again from "1" see you soon Dave Hobley