Big Garden Birdwatch 2010 (continued)

I have just submitted my results for the Big Garden Birdwatch for 2010.

I had been planning on doing the count yesterday but Ron was working on the roof of his garage which is located at the rear of our garden. Too much disturbance was going to have an affect on the birds, plus the fact that I did not fancy sitting behind the patio doors with my pen, paper and cup of tea, staring up the garden

I have just submitted my results for the Big Garden Birdwatch for 2010.

I had been planning on doing the count yesterday but Ron was working on the roof of his garage which is located at the rear of our garden. Too much disturbance was going to have an affect on the birds, plus the fact that I did not fancy sitting behind the patio doors with my pen, paper and cup of tea, staring up the garden

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End of week

Nice end to the week , picked Andy up at 730 and set off for OGP.Aden was there already and again we tried for Water Rail.

No Luck after about 2 Hours we decided to move round to the feeders and see what was about. 0ver 30 Birds caught mainly Tits and Chaffinch with a few Bullfinch as well.

Over 50 Goldfinch ringed this week at Ringstone plus the Siskin so a nice week all in all.

Ageing Chaffinch at Otley Gravel Pits

Some shots from Ringstone this week what a stunning little bird these are

King Harries my Mum use to call them, don't know if that is a Norfolk expression?

Nice end to the week , picked Andy up at 730 and set off for OGP.Aden was there already and again we tried for Water Rail.

No Luck after about 2 Hours we decided to move round to the feeders and see what was about. 0ver 30 Birds caught mainly Tits and Chaffinch with a few Bullfinch as well.

Over 50 Goldfinch ringed this week at Ringstone plus the Siskin so a nice week all in all.

Ageing Chaffinch at Otley Gravel Pits

Some shots from Ringstone this week what a stunning little bird these are

King Harries my Mum use to call them, don't know if that is a Norfolk expression?

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Oldest Twite to Dunwich??

Got some great photos of Twite down at Dunwich from Jon Evans

Rishworth birds again from 2008 and 2009.

Also a bird with Red over Blue Orange , Dave Sowter tells me

“Left below knee red over blue orange and right below knee metal (LBR,B,O;RBM) This Twite was ringed as one of a cohort in the Spring of 2003 and is very interesting because that makes it 7+ years old since it must have been born in 2006 if not earlier.”

Could this Twite be 7+ YEARS OLD

Many Thanks to Jon for the images

Got some great photos of Twite down at Dunwich from Jon Evans

Rishworth birds again from 2008 and 2009.

Also a bird with Red over Blue Orange , Dave Sowter tells me

“Left below knee red over blue orange and right below knee metal (LBR,B,O;RBM) This Twite was ringed as one of a cohort in the Spring of 2003 and is very interesting because that makes it 7+ years old since it must have been born in 2006 if not earlier.”

Could this Twite be 7+ YEARS OLD

Many Thanks to Jon for the images

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Big Garden Birdwatch 2010

Do not forget, for those of you living in the UK, that the Big Garden Birdwatch takes place this weekend, that is 30th and 31st January. It is organised by the RSPB but you do not have to be a member to take part.

All you need to do is to record the highest number of each species of bird seen in your garden, or local park (but not flying over) at any one time, during a one hour period on either

Do not forget, for those of you living in the UK, that the Big Garden Birdwatch takes place this weekend, that is 30th and 31st January. It is organised by the RSPB but you do not have to be a member to take part.

All you need to do is to record the highest number of each species of bird seen in your garden, or local park (but not flying over) at any one time, during a one hour period on either

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New Species for Ringstone Edge

Great day at Ringstone yesterday with 50 Birds ringed

40 new Goldfinch plus 3 retraps from November

4 Dunnocks 1 retrap from  December 2007

1 Chaffinch

2 Blue Tits 1 retrap from February 2008

Today i went up at 730 Quite a nice morning to start

and what a start

6 Siskin {4 Males and 2 females}  in net straight away a new species for Ringstone  plus

8 more Goldfinch  all new birds.

Then oooh  it started to snow.

Great day at Ringstone yesterday with 50 Birds ringed

40 new Goldfinch plus 3 retraps from November

4 Dunnocks 1 retrap from  December 2007

1 Chaffinch

2 Blue Tits 1 retrap from February 2008

Today i went up at 730 Quite a nice morning to start

and what a start

6 Siskin {4 Males and 2 females}  in net straight away a new species for Ringstone  plus

8 more Goldfinch  all new birds.

Then oooh  it started to snow.

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Rishworth Twite now turn up in Suffolk

Reports of a Rishworth Quarry Bird ringed in autumn 2009 now down in Dingle/Walberswick area of Suffolk.

I ringed over 80 New Twite last Autumn at Rishworth  with the codes Red/white over Pink on Left Leg and Metal BTO over yellow Blue on the right Leg.

Distance of 177 Miles

Thanks to Dave Sowter for passing info on and to Jon for taking the picture and taking the time to report it.

Reports of a Rishworth Quarry Bird ringed in autumn 2009 now down in Dingle/Walberswick area of Suffolk.

I ringed over 80 New Twite last Autumn at Rishworth  with the codes Red/white over Pink on Left Leg and Metal BTO over yellow Blue on the right Leg.

Distance of 177 Miles

Thanks to Dave Sowter for passing info on and to Jon for taking the picture and taking the time to report it.

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Things I've never seen

1:Coots flying,

I've Watched them for Hours, fight, feed young, run along the water but never seen them actually Fly.

The weekend started off great with a text from Kane telling me one of the Coots we colour ringed at Southport on the 12 of January had turned up at Watermead County Park in Leicester yesterday a distance of 167 KM. FANTASTIC This is the first one of Kanes Colour ringed coots to move a good distance. So keep your eyes open.

2: Bittern sat 40ft up in a Tree

Picked Andy and Ian up at 7:30 and set off for OGP . Water Rail  was on the agenda for the day so 4 Potter traps were packed in the car .

We also placed a sixty ft Mist net up as a few Siskin and Redpoll were seen.

After a few hour of Water Rails calling and seeing the odd quick  view of a few , we were about to pack up when Ian saw a Bittern fly from Left to right  over the reed bed and off towards the Sailing Club there it landed and sat 40ft up in a large Tree.

I think the bird has been reported at OGP for the last week.

We all grab are bins and scope {wished id packed big camera}and watched it for half an hour.

It was along way away but with the scope got some lovely full views of a bird you very rarely see. We all took some record shots and hopefully i will get sent some and post them, nothing great , but what a quite extraordinary behaviour for a bird that skulks around reed beds .

Believe it or not it is there somewhere.

Long Tailed Tits being ringed today

Aden, Ian and Andy

1:Coots flying,

I've Watched them for Hours, fight, feed young, run along the water but never seen them actually Fly.

The weekend started off great with a text from Kane telling me one of the Coots we colour ringed at Southport on the 12 of January had turned up at Watermead County Park in Leicester yesterday a distance of 167 KM. FANTASTIC This is the first one of Kanes Colour ringed coots to move a good distance. So keep your eyes open.

2: Bittern sat 40ft up in a Tree

Picked Andy and Ian up at 7:30 and set off for OGP . Water Rail  was on the agenda for the day so 4 Potter traps were packed in the car .

We also placed a sixty ft Mist net up as a few Siskin and Redpoll were seen.

After a few hour of Water Rails calling and seeing the odd quick  view of a few , we were about to pack up when Ian saw a Bittern fly from Left to right  over the reed bed and off towards the Sailing Club there it landed and sat 40ft up in a large Tree.

I think the bird has been reported at OGP for the last week.

We all grab are bins and scope {wished id packed big camera}and watched it for half an hour.

It was along way away but with the scope got some lovely full views of a bird you very rarely see. We all took some record shots and hopefully i will get sent some and post them, nothing great , but what a quite extraordinary behaviour for a bird that skulks around reed beds .

Believe it or not it is there somewhere.

Long Tailed Tits being ringed today

Aden, Ian and Andy

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