|
Mallard
|
2
|
Great Tit
|
272
|
|
Moorhen
|
12
|
Blue Tit
|
459
|
|
Black Headed Gull
|
139
|
Coal Tit
|
26
|
|
Lesser Black Backed Gull
|
1
|
Marsh Tit
|
1
|
|
Snipe
|
4
|
Nuthatch
|
19
|
|
Jack Snipe
|
18
|
Treecreeper
|
6
|
|
Woodcock
|
8
|
Starling
|
72
|
|
Sparrowhawk
|
2
|
Chaffinch
|
29
|
|
Woodpigeon
|
1
|
Brambling
|
2
|
|
Stock Dove
|
2
|
Greenfinch
|
23
|
|
Barn Owl
|
5
|
Goldfinch
|
28
|
|
Kingfisher
|
3
|
Bullfinch
|
22
|
|
Gt Spotted Woodpecker
|
11
|
Linnet
|
1
|
|
Green Woodpecker
|
1
|
Siskin
|
6
|
|
Skylark
|
12
|
Lesser Redpoll
|
16
|
|
Sand martin
|
35
|
House Sparrow
|
25
|
|
Swallow
|
24
|
Tree Sparrow
|
1
|
|
House Martin
|
46
|
Reed Bunting
|
40
|
|
Tree Pipit
|
4
|
Yellowhammer
|
7
|
|
Meadow Pipit
|
23
|
Magpie
|
1
|
|
Grey Wagtail
|
5
|
Jay
|
1
|
|
Pied Wagtail
|
11
|
|
|
|
Wren
|
44
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
Dunnock
|
39
|
|
4,157
|
|
Robin
|
72
|
|
of
|
|
Redstart
|
9
|
|
66 species
|
|
Wheatear
|
6
|
|
|
|
Blackbird
|
105
|
|
|
|
Song Thrush
|
21
|
|
|
|
Redwing
|
604
|
|
|
|
Fieldfare
|
16
|
|
|
|
Mistle Thrush
|
1
|
|
|
|
Grasshopper Warbler
|
1
|
|
|
|
Sedge Warbler
|
333
|
|
|
|
Reed Warbler
|
261
|
|
|
|
Lesser Whitethroat
|
9
|
|
|
|
Whitethroat
|
50
|
|
|
|
Garden Warbler
|
39
|
|
|
|
Blackcap
|
387
|
|
|
|
Chiffchaff
|
183
|
|
|
|
Willow Warbler
|
72
|
|
|
|
Goldcrest
|
30
|
|
|
|
Spotted Flycatcher
|
3
|
|
|
|
Pied Flycatcher
|
32
|
|
|
|
Long Tailed Tit
|
97
|
|
|
Overall we are pretty pleased given that there has ben quite a bit of disruption from a wide range of factors all of which had a generally negative impact on our activities. The number of Moorhen reflects the investment in anew trapping device and we hope to build on this. The large number of Black Headed Gulls is due to us starting a colour ringing scheme the results of which are already coming through. Woodcock, Jack Snipe and Skylark numbers show how we are developing new links with local farmers to continue our work using the thermal imager. Summer migrant breeders were not exceptional either way, although the combined numbers of Sedge and Reed warblers was high. Finch numbers were relatively modest reflecting a poor season at our feeders combined with few Siskins about this year. Finally the 72 Starlings was the result of finding a good sound lure to attract them into an area of their reed-bed roost which is accessible, and we hope to build on this next year. Time will tell if we can exceed these numbers in future years--but regardless of whether we do or not, a good time was had by all.
I would like to thank all team members for their efforts and good company, and all our many contacts--too many to mention individually-- who have in any way helped us to achieve what we have.
Colin.
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