September - Summary

The total number of wildfowl caught within the LDV this month = 63

Mallard 27

Moorhen 3

Teal 33

The odd hour spent before work on a morning ringing at the office produced a total 93 birds and 2 re-traps for Bank Island this month.

Blue Tit 4

Chaffinch 5

Coal Tit 1

Crossbill 1 (new bird for the Ings!)

Dunnock 4

Goldfinch 27 (2)

Great Tit 5

Greenfinch 35

Robin 3

Tree Sparrow 8

28/09/11 - September Recoveries (2)

Today we received another four recoveries, three from colour rings which is very pleasing, especially the two Whoopers to Iceland!

Coot (GC59953) ringed as a 3M at North Duffield on 23/10/98, sighted on 26/08/11 on Shibdon Pond, Newcastle (identified by colour rings).

Whooper Swan (W09345), ringed as a 3M on 16/12/05 at North Duffield, sighted on 02/04/09 in Iceland (identified by darvic).

Whooper Swan (W24873), ringed as a 3 on 30/11/08 at North Duffield, sighted on 02/04/09 in Iceland (identified by darvic).

Wigeon (FP68613) ringed as a 4M at North Duffield on 11/11/07, recovered 07/05/11 in Russia (shot).

27/09/11 - & we’re off!

Ta-dah! An early rise to fire the whoosh net this morning resulted in the first two Teal of the autumn!

16/09/11 - September Recoveries

A few recoveries received today, two more Wigeon to Russia and a Whooper to Iceland.

Whooper Swan (W24868), ringed as a 4 on 30/11/08 at North Duffield, recovered on 16/06/11 in Iceland (dead on beach).

Wigeon (FP65520), ringed as a 3M on 14/12/03 at North Duffield, recovered on 09/05/11 in Russia (shot).

Wigeon (FP93603), ringed as a 4M on 25/10/05 at North Duffield, recovered on 23/04/11 in Russia (shot).

15/09/11 - A surprise from Jean!

Today Jean Thorpe brought in a Nightjar which she had been looking after, it was found on a boat sailing from Finland to Hull. It hadn’t eaten or had a drink in three days but Jean nursed it back to health before bringing it in to Bank Island to be ringed. It was released into mixed woodland with pasture and conifer plantation near Birdsall, Malton. Great job Jean!

                                Recovering at Ryedale Rehabilitation Centre

 

                                          Being ringed at Wheldrake

Juvenile Nightjar

Ruff Recoveries

The reason why we colour ring!

Today we received another colour ringed Ruff sighting. In total seven Ruff were caught on 04/04/09 at North Duffield Carrs, and out of those seven, three have been seen again in a subsequent winter and two others have been seen away from the site, one in the Netherlands. 

                                             Colour ringed Ruff (Cley)

                                        Colour ringed Ruff (Netherlands)

 

Ruff (DB88671) ringed as a 4M on 04/04/09 at North Duffield Carrs, recovered on 31/03/10 at North Duffield Carrs.

Ruff (DB88171) ringed as a 6M on 19/02/03 at Bubwith Bridge, recovered on 16/02/06 at North Duffield Carrs, 15/05/06 at Aughton Ings and then 09/02/07 at Ellerton Ings.

Ruff (DB88670) ringed as a 6M on 04/04/09 at North Duffield Carrs, recovered on 02/02/10 at North Duffield Carrs, 03/02/10 at Bubwith Ings, 13/03/10 at North Duffield Carrs and lastly 03/07/10 in the Netherlands.

Ruff (SV57655) ringed as a 4F on 04/04/09 at North Duffield Carrs, recovered on 03/02/10 at Bubwith Ings.

Ruff (DB88667) ringed as a 6M on 04/04/09 at North Duffield Carrs, recovered on 03/02/10 at Bubwith Ings.

Ruff (1485521) ringed as a 4M on 29/04/05 in the Netherlands, recovered on 15/07/05 at Cley Marshes Norfolk, 12/06/06 in Norway, 30/06/06 at Cley Marshes Norfolk, 22/08/06 at Blacktoft, The Humber, 12/12/06 at North Duffield Carrs, 08/08/07 at Cley Marshes Norfolk, 21/04/08 at Wheldrake Ings, 24/04/08 in the Netherlands, 05/05/08 in Sweden and lastly 03/01/09 at Bubwith Ings!

                                                                                                                                               

Ruff (1512544) ringed as a 4M on 18/04/09 in the Netherlands, recovered on 01/04/10 at North Duffield Carrs, 21/04/10 in the Netherlands and 23/10/10 at Ellerton.

01/09/11 - Ringing at the Office (Bank Island)

The first day netting at the feeding station by the office brought a total of 44 new birds, the majority being juveniles. We also had 2 re-trap Goldfinch, with one of them sporting a set of colour rings, left leg: purple over red.

Goldfinch (adult in moult)

 

Colour-ringed Goldfinch