Green Woodpecker and Garden Warbler Picus viridis & Sylvia borin ringed at Ferry Meadows Country Park, July 2002
Pictures by Chris Hughes
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PBC Gallery Green Woodpecker and Garden Warbler Picus viridis & Sylvia borin ringed at Ferry Meadows Country Park, July 2002 Pictures by Chris Hughes |
This juvenile is only the second Green Woodpecker to be ringed at Ferry Meadows and was trapped on 13 July. The Garden Warbler was caught on 21 July and shows considerable staining around the face from feeding on ripe berries.
Katie Fuller reports that the ringing demonstration on Sunday, 21 July was a great success. The total number of birds trapped and ringed was 131, broken down as follows:
Blackbirds - 3
Blackcap - 4
Blue Tit - 59
Bullfinch - 1
Chiffchaff - 8
Dunnock - 4
Garden Warbler - 2
Great Tit - 2
Greenfinch - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 8
Reed Warbler - 8
Robin - 1 (caught twice)
Sedge Warbler - 6
Song Thrush - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Whitethroat - 3
Willow Warbler - 7
Wren - 7
Kingfisher - 3 juveniles
On Saturday, 13 July 20 Blackcaps and only one Blue Tit were trapped. On Sunday, 21 July the 59 Blue Tits included only one adult bird - the rest were this year's youngsters.
The total of birds Chris has ringed so far this year (since May) now stands at 996 birds - quite phenomenal.
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