As i type gale force winds howl outside.
17 birds caught at Regaby
3 new Tree Sparrows
4 new Goldfinch 1 retrap
1 new Greenfinch
1 new Blue Tit
2 new Chaffinch
1 retrap Robin
1 new Wren
2 Great Tits 1 new 1 retrap
1 House Sparrow
22 Tree Sparrows now ringed at this new site since March this year
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| Tree Sparrow |
As i have mentioned gale force winds and rain have hampered most ringing activity over the last 3 weeks, seed has been placed at the whoosh site and birds are now starting to use it again even though it has been very windy it is still mild maybe when the temperature starts to drop more birds will be using it.
41 Birds ringed here this week
35 Linnets
1 retrap caught here in October 2011 and 1 in August 2012, 574 new Linnets Ringed at this site this year, 2785 since August 2010.
4 Goldfinch 473 ringed at this site
2 Twite
Always good to see the return of our wintering Twite to the Island. 6 seen on Friday hopefully numbers will rise to the normal 60+ we get most winters.
In the last 4 winters i have spent on the island a few female Merlin come to stay, with me feeding at the Point of Ayre and many finches about it would seem reasonable to assume these marvelous birds of prey would take advantage of this. On Friday i paid a visit to the site and as i pulled up a Merlin sat on one of the fence post i got out of the car and walk up to this bird and got with in 6ft of it. I obviously didn't want it about while i was trying to catch finches so i clap my hands and waved my arms and she still didn't move, when she did she flew 2 posts down either very hungry or just not bothered i was there.
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| Merlin |
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