Ringing Report 29 – 30 September 2025
The weather was warm and still with sunny spells. The catch was a more traditional catch for the site with more Blue Tits than any other species and almost half of them new birds coming in from the surrounding areas. One was fledged from Box 1 and one was ringed in September 2021.
Great Tits are down to the normal level. This year there are even more groups of Long-tailed Tits. One of the re-traps was ringed in July 2022, and another in August 2023.
The Cetti’s Warbler was ringed in June this year and is a male, hopefully it will stay and breed next year. One of the distinguishing features of this species is that it only has 10 tail feathers, all other passerines have 12 feathers. The Goldcrests were both males, the re-trapped one was ringed earlier this year.
In addition to the birds caught two Tawny Owls were heard calling to each other on the Island and a Heron was seen leaving over the Hemingford Meadow. There were a lot of Common Darters and a few Willow Emerald Damselflies.
Left: Cetti’s Warbler
Below left: juvenile Chiffchaff, below right: male Goldcrest
Photos: Julian and Susan Limentani.
