May Monthly Totals

With all the nest ringing a large number of birds were ringed this month with a total of 589!

The best were all new species for the sites in the form of five fledgling Rook and a Common Sandpiper, while other highlights included nine Garden Warbler, two adult and a nest of Grey Wagtail, a nest of Pied Wagtail, a Nightingale, two Lesser Whitethroat, an adult and a nest of Jackdaw, a nest of Tawny Owl, a nest of Grey Heron and a trio of difficult nests to ring - Treecreeper, Long-tailed Tit and Wren.

Birds ringed:
Blackbird - 6 + 9 nestlings
Blackcap - 9
Blue Tit - 8 + 235 nestlings
Canada Goose - 1
Chiffchaff - 5 + 5 nestlings
Common Sandpiper - 1
Dunnock - 8
Garden Warbler - 9
Goldcrest - 1
Goldfinch - 9
Great Tit - 7 + 114 nestlings
Greenfinch - 20
Grey Heron - 3 nestlings
Grey Wagtail - 2 + 5 nestlings
House Sparrow - 16 + 9 nestlings
Jackdaw - 1 + 3 nestlings
Jay - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Long-tailed Tit - 6 + 6 nestlings
Mute Swan - 2
Nightingale - 1
Pied Wagtail - 5 nestlings
Reed Bunting - 2
Reed Warbler - 5
Robin - 22 + 6 nestlings
Rook - 5 nestlings
Song Thrush - 7
Tawny Owl - 1 nestling
Treecreeper - 1 + 5 nestlings
Whitethroat - 8
Willow Warbler - 1 + 5 nestlings
Woodpigeon - 2
Wren - 4 + 6 nestlings