As August ends the whoosh site comes into its own again , Linnets become the most ringed species of the year with 236 new birds ringed this month, bringing the years total to 500 so far.
Also 8 Meadow Pipits and 6 Goldfinch ringed in with them.
A great day last Thursday at the Regaby site with 90 new birds ringed
22 Greenfinch ringed which is the most ringed on the island in a good few years.
22 Chaffinch
6 Tree Sparrow 19 now ringed here
3 Swallow
1 House Martin
13 Great Tits
13 Blue Tits
7 Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow
Also this week
9 Sand Martins ringed, with 5 Swallows.
This year the site we normally ring at for Sand Martins was not available and all the others were inaccessible. So a low number this year.
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