Sunday 14 July 2013

June Ringing Totals

Over on the right I have updated the totals for Fylde Ringing Group for 2013 up until the end of June. We have ringed 1,347 birds of 56 species so far, which is 272 down on this time last year. New species for the year ringed in June were Shelduck, Kestrel, Ringed Plover and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

The top five species ringed in June were as follows:

1. Pied Flycatcher - 56
2. Great Tit - 33
3. Blue Tit - 31
4. Tree Sparrow - 18
5. Reed Warbler - 11

The top ten 'movers and shakers' for the year so far are:

1. Willow Warbler - 115 (up from 2nd)
    Chaffinch - 115 (down from 1st)
    Goldfinch - 115 (down from 2nd)
4. Tree Sparrow - 81 (up from 8th)
5. Lesser Redpoll - 79 (down from 4th)
6. Great Tit - 77 (up from 10th)
7. Blue Tit - 66 (straight in)
8. Pied Flycatcher - 58 (straight in)
9. Meadow Pipit - 56 (down from 5th)
    Reed Bunting - 56 (down from 5th)

1 comment:

Warren Baker said...

Love the Stats, good see all those tree sparrows being ringed, love just one here!