Wessex Ringing Group Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017 Totals 2016-17.pdf · Wessex RG Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017 Table 1 - Number of birds ringed since 1956

Wessex Ringing Group

Bi-ennial Report

2016-2017

January 2018

Wessex RG Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017

Wessex Ringing Group

Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………....… 2 Table 1 – Number of birds ringed since 1956……………………..….…..… 3 Table 2 – Ringing Totals to 31st December 2016…..……….………....…… 4 Table 3 – Ringing Totals to 31st December 2017…..…………….………… 5 Table 4 – CHRS Monthly Ringing Totals 2016 …………………………… 6 Table 5 – CHRS Monthly Ringing Totals 2017 …………………………… 7 RECOVERIES AND CONTROLS Systematic list of Recoveries and Controls……………….…..……………. 8 CHRS ANNUAL TOTALS 1956-2017…………………………………..……… 19 BLASHFORD LAKES CES 2016 …………………………….………………… 22 BLASHFORD LAKES CES 2017 ……………………………………..……….. 23 BLASHFORD LAKES CES TOTALS 2016……………………….………..…. 24 BLASHFORD LAKES CES TOTALS 2017……………………….…………… 25 BLASHFORD LAKES NEST RECORDS 2016-2017……………..…………… 26 MOCKBEGGAR LAKE REED WARBLERS 2017 ……..……………..…….. 28 BLASHFORD TOTALS 2016-2017 ………………………………………….. 30 FERNDOWN RINGING 2016-2017 …………………………………………. 32 SWAY RINGING 2016-2017 ………………………………………………… 33 WESSEX TREE SPARROW RECOVERY PROJECT …….……….…………. 34 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………..………………………….. 35 INTRODUCTION

Kevin Sayer

This report covers the activities of Wessex Ringing Group for the years 2016 and 2017. This is our first report since setting up our new group. We are now ringing more birds at Blashford Lakes than anywhere else. We will continue our Spring and Autumn ringing in Christchurch Harbour along with other projects. In 2015 I started a conservation project aimed at recovering the populations of Tree Sparrows in SW Wiltshire and Dorset. This has been a lot more successful than I had originally envisaged – full details towards the end of this report. Many thanks to the Wiltshire and Dorset landowners for their help and support in this important scientific and conservation project. We would like to give thanks to the other landowners on whose land we have carried out ringing operations during 2016 and 2017. At Hengistbury Head we are indebted to Bournemouth Borough Council for their kind permission. Bob Chapman and Jim Day, the Reserve Officers for Blashford Lakes, have given us immense support for our ringing operations at that site for which we are most thankful. We gratefully acknowledge their support and hope that it will continue well into the future.

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Table 1 - Number of birds ringed since 1956 <--- Ringed outside CHRS ---> New Retraps

Year New Retraps Species New Retraps Species Total Total1956 31 11 31 01957 304 37 304 01958 303 35 303 01959 667 54 667 01960 1,322 56 1,322 01961 450 46 450 01962 900 52 900 01963 1,806 57 1,806 01964 1,271 54 1,271 01965 2,688 54 2,688 01966 745 45 745 01967 751 31 751 01968 481 32 481 01969 503 33 503 01970 2,237 63 2,237 01971 2,916 61 2,916 01972 1,946 56 1,946 01973 3,397 56 3,397 01974 1,028 40 1,028 01975 1,631 53 1,631 01976 1,662 41 1,662 01977 1,706 30 1,706 01978 247 24 247 01979 419 36 419 01980 503 25 503 01981 153 18 153 01982 292 21 292 01983 1,521 39 1,521 01984 470 28 470 01985 1,692 58 1,692 01986 1,823 43 1,823 01987 1,666 45 1,666 01988 2,334 59 2,334 01989 2,714 35 2,714 01990 746 22 746 01991 311 8 311 01992 66 16 66 01993 247 21 247 01994 481 29 481 01995 527 28 527 01996 326 22 326 01997 524 21 524 01998 10 6 10 01999 389 22 389 02000 112 10 112 02001 182 18 182 02002 379 21 379 02003 722 28 722 02004 651 25 651 02005 401 24 401 02006 260 20 260 02007 316 26 133 8 16 449 82008 1,252 106 43 628 65 28 1,880 1712009 1,766 181 40 288 52 23 2,054 2332010 2,093 239 40 784 121 30 2,877 3602011 1,371 143 31 1,965 216 52 3,336 3592012 776 54 30 2,760 644 52 3,536 6982013 646 49 31 1,715 512 52 2,361 5612014 1,384 154 37 1,594 329 42 2,978 4832015 625 56 29 1,543 271 52 2,168 3272016 856 64 32 1,915 411 51 2,771 4752017 701 48 32 2,276 343 51 2,977 391Total 60,699 1,094 15,601 2,972 76,300 4,066

<-------- Ringed at CHRS --------->

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Table 2 – Ringing Totals to 31st December 2016 (Newly ringed birds only) Site Totals 2016 (Newly ringed birds only)

Deverills Parley Comm Sway

CHRS Centre Lapwing Hide Ibsley Water Goosander Hide Wilts & Ferndown Total

Black-headed Gull 26 26

Woodpigeon 1 1 2

Stock Dove 1 1

Collared Dove 1 1

Kingfisher 2 4 6

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 2 2 3 8

Green Woodpecker 1 3 4

Sand Martin 1 1

Swallow 1 1

Pied/White Wagtail 6 1 7

Yellow Wagtail 43 43

Grey Wagtail 1 1

Wren 7 5 13 5 1 31

Dunnock 6 5 10 7 28

Robin 22 4 27 10 7 2 72

Redstart 2 2

Stonechat 2 2

Blackbird 2 3 10 4 7 12 38

Song Thrush 2 10 5 1 18

Cetti's Warbler 16 1 17

Grasshopper Warbler 2 2

Sedge Warbler 302 8 310

Reed Warbler 102 91 193

Whitethroat 6 1 7

Garden Warbler 1 14 15

Blackcap 69 1 37 3 110

Chiffchaff 147 2 86 84 319

Willow Warbler 50 18 68

Goldcrest 4 2 3 29 4 1 43

Firecrest 1 1

Spotted Flycatcher 1 1

Long-tailed Tit 1 15 20 14 24 2 76

Coal Tit 5 10 15

Blue Tit 7 101 7 5 68 19 207

Great Tit 5 97 3 1 17 19 1 143

Nuthatch 10 7 1 18

Treecreeper 3 3 1 7

Jay 3 3

Jackdaw 7 7

Magpie 1 1

Starling 33 33

Tree Sparrow 131 131

House Sparrow 1 2 1 4

Chaffinch 4 1 14 3 22

Brambling 10 2 12

Greenfinch 10 1 7 2 20

Goldfinch 1 18 75 3 97

Siskin 279 181 48 508

Lesser Redpoll 9 29 38

Bullfinch 2 1 4 2 9

Reed Bunting 36 6 42

TOTAL 856 585 385 26 159 225 409 126 2,771

<--------------------- BLASHFORD LAKES ------------------->

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Table 3 – Ringing Totals to 31st December 2017 (Newly ringed birds only) Site Totals 2017 (Newly ringed birds only)

Deverills Parley Comm. Sway Mockbeggar Ellis Hillside

CHRS Centre Lapwing Ibsley Water Goosander (Wilts) & Ferndown & Somerley Hill Wood Road Total

Hide Hide (Derbys) (Poole)

Sparrowhawk 3 3


Woodpigeon 2 2

Kingfisher 12 4 16

Great Spotted Woodpecker 6 4 1 1 4 16

Sand Martin 156 12 168

House Martin 65 1 66

Swallow 2 2

Pied/White Wagtail 26 26

Meadow Pipit 1 1

Tree Pipit 1 1

Wren 12 21 7 1 41

Dunnock 7 3 22 2 3 4 9 1 51

Robin 17 2 28 5 1 12 5 1 71

Stonechat 3 3

Blackbird 4 19 6 6 12 47

Song Thrush 3 1 17 4 25

Cetti's Warbler 15 3 18

Grasshopper Warbler 2 1 3

Sedge Warbler 232 9 241

Reed Warbler 55 132 6 59 252

Lesser Whitethroat 2 2

Whitethroat 15 2 17

Garden Warbler 2 24 14 40

Blackcap 35 48 8 91

Chiffchaff 111 7 191 49 1 359

Willow Warbler 55 37 71 163

Goldcrest 52 7 6 12 77

Firecrest 1 1 2

Spotted Flycatcher 1 4 5

Bearded Tit 2 2

Long-tailed Tit 4 9 39 1 10 1 64

Coal Tit 5 17 1 23

Blue Tit 8 181 19 2 20 33 1 2 1 267

Great Tit 12 119 9 3 25 3 171

Marsh Tit 1 1

Nuthatch 5 3 8

Treecreeper 7 1 8

Jay 2 2

Jackdaw 4 4

Magpie 1 1

Starling 37 37

Tree Sparrow 294 294

House Sparrow 3 3

Chaffinch 2 6 3 8 19

Greenfinch 10 5 2 6 1 24

Goldfinch 22 1 62 3 88

Siskin 34 12 13 59

Lesser Redpoll 3 7 3 13

Bullfinch 1 1 4 1 11 1 19

Reed Bunting 7 6 20 1 34

TOTAL 701 420 902 31 207 320 234 92 63 7 4 2,981

<---------------- BLASHFORD LAKES -------------->

At the end of 2017 Jack Potter gained his Grade C Licence. He has started tentatively by ringing in his own garden in Poole and also at a wood near to his parent’s home in Derbyshire. He did manage to catch our only Marsh Tit of the year.

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Table 4 – CHRS Monthly Ringing Totals 2016 (inc.retraps)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TotalCoot 1 1Woodpigeon 1 1Green Woodpecker 1 1Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 1Sand Martin 1 1

Swallow 1 1

Yellow Wagtail 9 34 43Wren 4 1 1 3 9Dunnock 8 4 2 14Robin 3 2 4 15 2 26Redstart 1 1 2Stonechat 1 1 2

Blackbird 2 4 1 7Song Thrush 3 3Cetti's Warbler 4 2 3 14 4 27Grasshopper Warbler 2 2Sedge Warbler 1 3 164 137 305Marsh Warbler 0

Reed Warbler 1 3 69 44 117Whitethroat 3 1 2 6Garden Warbler 1 1Blackcap 6 1 6 60 73Chiffchaff 1 3 131 15 150Willow Warbler 22 16 13 51

Goldcrest 4 4

Spotted Flycatcher 1 1Long-tailed Tit 1 1Blue Tit 5 1 5 11Great Tit 2 2 2 6House Sparrow 1 1Chaffinch 4 4

Greenfinch 4 4 1 1 10Goldfinch 1 1Reed Bunting 1 1 24 11 1 38

Total 0 0 0 75 33 0 0 303 480 29 0 1 921Species 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 14 20 8 0 1 33

CHRS MONTHLY TOTALS 2016 (inc.retraps)

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Table 5 – CHRS Monthly Ringing Totals 2017 (inc.retraps)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TotalSparrowhawk 1 1 1 3Black-headed Gull 2 2Great Black-backed Gull 1 1Woodpigeon 1 1 2Pied/White Wagtail 20 6 26

Wren 2 2 12 1 17Dunnock 2 3 3 1 1 10Robin 3 1 1 5 5 5 20Stonechat 2 1 3Blackbird 4 1 2 7Song Thrush 2 1 2 5

Cetti's Warbler 3 1 6 3 7 3 23Sedge Warbler 1 18 192 23 234Reed Warbler 4 9 48 1 62Lesser Whitethroat 1 1 2Whitethroat 13 2 15

Garden Warbler 1 1 2

Blackcap 5 2 10 12 6 35Chiffchaff 7 7 29 72 115Willow Warbler 6 2 4 36 7 55Goldcrest 46 8 54Firecrest 1 1

Bearded Tit 2 2

Long-tailed Tit 1 3 4Blue Tit 2 1 2 5 1 11Great Tit 1 2 4 5 1 13Chaffinch 1 1 2Greenfinch 5 3 2 10

Lesser Redpoll 3 3Bullfinch 1 1Reed Bunting 2 1 3 2 8

Total 0 0 0 42 19 0 40 333 93 197 24 0 748Species 0 0 0 14 9 0 9 17 15 20 9 0 31

CHRS MONTHLY TOTALS 2017 (inc.retraps)

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Recoveries and Controls Kevin Sayer The following pages details all significant recoveries and controls over the last two years. This report only includes those records received by CHRS during the previous two years (2016-2017). As we are now receiving sighting records of colour-ringed birds, along with photographic-assisted sightings of conventionally ringed birds, these have also now been included. Key Age when ringed. This is given according to the EURING code. The figures do not represent years but are interpreted as follows: 1 nestling or chick not yet able to fly 2 fully grown, year of hatching quite unknown 3 definitely hatched during current calendar year 4 hatched before current calendar year, exact year unknown 5 definitely hatched during last calendar year 6 hatched before last calendar year of ringing, exact year unknown 7 definitely hatched two calendar years ago before ringing 8 hatched more than two calendar years before ringing ? unknown

Sex M/F Male/Female

Condition on recovery X found dead XF found freshly dead or dying XL found dead (not recent) + shot or intentionally killed by man S sick or injured - not known to have been released V alive and healthy, caught and released but not by a ringer VV alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in field R caught and released by ringer N caught and released but not by a ringer + breeding /?/ condition on finding wholly unknown

Gannet Morus bassanus F15906 1 13.06.1992 Les Etacs, Alderney, Channel Islands XF 28.06.2014 Hengistbury Great White Egret Egret Egrettaalba CA62372 1 04.05.2003 Lac de Grand-Lieu, near Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE VV 19.02.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 5040 days, 421 Kms Spoonbill Platalea leurcorodia 8058982 1 31.05.2016 Vlissingen, Zeeland, NETHERLANDS VV 01.10.2016 Stanpit Marsh 8061816 1 04.07.2016 Den Oever, Noord Holland, NETHERLANDS VV 01.10.2016 Stanpit Marsh Mute Swan Cygnus olor 119775 1 11.08.2011 Schloss Berge, Gelsenkirchen, Munster, GERMANY VV 03.02.2014 Christchurch Only the 3rd German ringed Mute Swan to be recovered in the UK.

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Teal Anas crecca J20607 6F 10.02.2017 Sao Jacinto Dunes NR, PORTUGAL (White 898) VV 17.03.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 35 days, 1255 Kms This bird was seen with a nasal saddle 898 white. Coot Fulica atra GN79161 4M 17.11.2005 Radipole Lake, Weymouth VV 26.12.2016 Christchurch Quay 4057 days, 50Kms This was spotted by Steve Christmas whilst birding in the Harbour. This bird was last seen at Radipole in 2009.

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus DT33646 1 01.06.2016 Avon Tyrell VV 14.07.2016 Stanpit Marsh Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus EP63635 3M 24.08.2014 Wick XF 21.01.2015 Tuckton Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus BHG 230A Ibsley Water 1 January 2016 EY04488 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (230A) VV 06.07.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 13.10.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 27.10.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 02.11.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 15.11.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 23.11.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 24.12.2015 River Itchen, St Denys, Southampton SU4314 VV 01.01.2016 Ibsley Water, Blashford Lakes SU1508 490 days, 29 Kms This bird has now been reported 8 times since it was ringed, our most successful re-sighter.

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EY04463 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (261A) VV 05.03.2016 Axe Estuary, Devon SY2591 VV 13.11.2016 Blagdon Lake, North Somerset 261 days, 92 Kms BHG 284A Nimmo’s Pier, Galway 18 March 2016 EY04475 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (284A) VV 18.03.2016 Nimmo’s Pier, Galway, EIRE 53°16’N.9°3’W VV 07.05.2016 Upton Warren, Worcs VV 31.12.2017 Salthill, Galway, EIRE 274 days, 563 Kms BHG 237A Centurion Park, Southampton 21 March 2016 – Photo:Paul Winter EY04454 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (237A) VV 07.07.2015 Itchen Estuary, Woodmill, Southampton SU4315 VV 21.03.2016 Centurion Park, Southampton SU4313 VV 14.06.2016 Titchfield Haven, Hampshire SU5302 VV 02.07.2016 River Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire SU4314 VV 09.07.2016 River Itchen, Southampton, Hampshire SU4314 VV 16.09.2017 Itchen Estuary, Riverside Park, Southampton SU4314 VV 19.09.2017 Itchen Estuary, Riverside Park, Southampton SU4314

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EY04495 1 03.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (241A) VV 13.09.2015 Grimsbury Reservoir, Oxfordshire

BHG 241A Grimsbury Reservoir 13 Sept 2015 EY04470 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (236A) VV 01.08.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 VV 07.08.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 VV 01.06.2016 RSPB Bowling Green Marsh, Devon 349 days, 119 Kms FS05091 1 11.06.2012 Borowko,Zwirownia,Pobiedziska,POLAND (T7RN) VV 09.11.2015 Stanpit Rec VV 17.07.2016 Christchurch Harbour 1328 Kms, 1497 days K03205 4F 06.04.2013 Engervannet, Baerum, Akershus, Oslo, NORWAY (J0UK) VV 13.12.205 Stanpit Marsh 1278 Kms EY04392 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (207A) VV 23.07.2016 Hermanville-sur-mer, Calvados, FRANCE VV 24.08.2017 Lion-sur-mer, Calvados, FRANCE (TLMU) 4 07.06.2012 Wielkoposkie, POLAND VV 20.08.2016 Christchurch Harbour 1419 Kms, 1535 days EY24825 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (226A) VV 28.12.2016 Mayflower Park, Southampton, Hampshire SU4110 VV 05.05.2017 Ibsley Water, Blashford Lakes, Hampshire SU1508

BHG 226A Mayflower Park 28 Dec 2016

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EY04460 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (260A) VV 26.12.2016 Pagham Harbour, Sussex EY04434 1 20.06.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (213A) VV 25.01.2017 Nerga, Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra, SPAIN

BHG 213A Nerga, Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra, NW Spain 25 Jan 2017

ES07286 1 22.07.2005 Lytchett Bay, Poole SY9692 VV 07.05.2017 Ibsley Water, Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 4307 days, 24Kms EY04466 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (281A) VV 30.10.2016 Thorney Island, West Sussex SU7503 500 days, 60 Kms FS04119 4M 07.06.2012 Zbiornik, Przykona, Wielkopolskie, POLAND (TLMU) VV 16.08.2016 Stanpit Marsh EZ55083 4 12.03.2016 Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex (2PTN) VV 16.06.2016 Stanpit Marsh EX99893 1 13.06.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (222C) VV 28.06.2017 Llanelli Wetlands Centre, Carmarthenshire, SN4900 WALES 15 days, 190 Kms This is the 2nd BH Gull chick to fly directly to Llanelli after fledging at Blashford Lakes. The last one in 2014 did

it in 34 days – this one did it in just 15 days! EX99897 1 13.06.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (226C) VV 28.08.2017 Nevern Estuary, Newport, Pembrokeshire SN0737 76 days, 245 Kms EY04426 1 13.06.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (211C) VV 11.08.2017 Penrose Quay, Cork City, EIRE BHG 211C Cork City 11 August 2017

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EY04398 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (201A) VV 15.08.2017 Rutland Water EY04436 1 20.06.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (296A) VV 29.10.2017 Camel Estuary, Cornwall EY04480 1 18.06.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (247A) VV 25.10.2017 Saint Jean-le-Thomas, Manche, FRANCE 224 Kms, 860 days BHG 243A Sarisbury Green 11 February 2017 BHG 243A Warsash NR 13 January 2018 EY24824 1 10.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 (243A) VV 09.07.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 VV 14.05.2016 River Itchen, Woolston, Southampton VV 11.02.2017 Holly Hill Park, Sarisbury Green, Fareham VV 13.01.2018 Warsash NR, Hampshire Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 3585319 1 24.06.2003 Middelharnis, Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, NETHERLANDS (36A2) VV 19.10.2014 RSPB Radipole, Weymouth 4135 days, 478Kms E907356 1 17.05.2004 Zwijndrecht, Antwerpen, BELGIUM VV 02.11.2014 RSPB Radipole, Weymouth 3821 days, 480Kms Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1 05.07.2013 Bristol VV 04.05.2015 Mudeford Quay Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 5473920 4F 13.07.2014 Koartwald, Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, NETHERLANDS XL 11.01.2015 Stanpit Marsh 610 Kms

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GR62628 1 12.07.2012 Bristol (P+T) VV 07.07.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus DB121663 1M 30.06.2014 Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, FRANCE (17S) VV 02.01.2015 Mudeford Quay VV 11.06.2016 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Bayeux, Normandy, FRANCE J1143 5F 17.06.2010 Castel, Guernsey, Channel Islands S 13.12.2015 Tuckton MA34331 1 03.07.2015 St George’s, Looe, Cornwall (LCN2) VV 02.05.206 Mudeford Sandbar 3020798 1 24.07.2016 Ferkingstadoyane, Eggoy, Karmoy, Rogaland, NORWAY (JU547) VV 30.03.2017 RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk VV 10.10.2017 Mudeford Sandbar 1040 Kms, 443 days Sand Martin Riparia riparia L174905 3 21.08.2012 Wick R 21.06.2015 Backney, Herefordshire AEA0312 3 28.08.2017 Ballard Down, Dorset SZ0481 R 12.09.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 15 days, 29 Kms Pied/White Wagtail Motacilla alba Z102805 3 14.11.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 XF 10.06.2016 Harbridge, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1410 574 days, 3Kms Blackbird Turdus merula LH15444 3JM 01.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 XF 08.10.2016 Mockbeggar, Hampshire SU1608 860 days, 2 Kms Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla D316939 3F 08.09.2014 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 XF 03.04.2016 Gastard, nr Chippenham, Wilts ST8768 573 days, 84 Kms L174251 3JM 02.08.2011 Wick R 23.04.2013 Wick R 14.04.2014 Wick R 25.05.2015 Wick Z768004 3F 14.08.2016 East Shefford, nr Great Shefford, West Berkshire R 06.09.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Z102604 4M 03.09.2014 Parley Common VV 02.11.2016 Parley Common Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti D316464 3M 16.08.2015 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 23.06.2016 Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour, Dorset SY9692 312 days, 21 Kms S476673 2M 15.10.2016 Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire SU5302 R 04.05.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 201 days, 38 Kms

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Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Z699556 3J 15.07.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 04.08.2015 Tour aux Moutons, Donges, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE 47°19’N.2°4’W 20 days, 395 Kms We don’t catch that many Sedge Warblers at Blashford, so to get one recovered in France is remarkable. D316954 3 08.09.2014 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 08.08.2015 Mars-Ouest, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, FRANCE 47°7’N.1°41’W R 11.08.2015 Mars-Ouest, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, FRANCE 47°7’N.1°41’W 337 days, 401 Kms D316254 3 02.08.2015 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 08.08.2015 Mars-Ouest, Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE D316274 3 07.08.2015 Wick R 12.08.2015 RNR des Pres de Rotz, Graignes, Manche, FRANCE D316453 3 16.08.2015 Wick R 23.08.2015 Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour Z222488 3 26.08.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 06.09.2016 Westdown Plantation, Wilts SU0449 11 days, 59 Kms Y305245 3 03.08.2015 Milltown, Belfast, N.Ireland IJ3172 R 23.08.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 386 days, 515 Kms Z222592 3J 02.09.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 04.05.2017 Teifi Marsh, Ceredigion, SN1945 WALES 244 days, 250 Kms S332992 3 24.08.2016 Rutland Water, Leics R 30.08.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 S959541 3 30.07.2017 Chorlton Brook, Greater Manchester SJ8093 R 11.08.2017 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 12 days, 305 Kms Z222639 3 06.09.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 14.08.2017 Kervijen, Plomodiern, Finistere, FRANCE 342 days, 338 Km Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Z699678 3J 22.08.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 06.09.2015 Marais-Moisan-Ouest, Messanges, Landes, FRANCE 43°48’N.1°23’W 15 days, 786 Kms X395154 4F 31.07.2009 Wick R 27.07.2014 Wick R 25.07.2015 Wick

Reed Warblers are known for their breeding-site fidelity. D093523 3 13.08.2014 Squire’s Down, Dorset ST7418 R 06.05.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 17.05.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 03.06.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 660 days, 43 Kms

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D992891 4 02.05.2016 Squire’s Down, Dorset ST7418 R 06.05.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 4 days, 42 Kms Z844685 3 24.09.2016 Fish Lake Meadows, Romsey, Hampshire SU4521 R 24.05.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 242 days, 24 Kms D702779 4 01.06.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 16.08.2015 Pont de L’Alleud, La Possonniere, Maine-et-Loire, FRANCE 441 days, 399 kms S970591 1 30.07.2017 Mockbeggar Lake, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1509 R 06.09.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 38 days, 2 Kms Y356268 3J 01.08.2013 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 17.04.2017 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth, Hampshire SU6804 1355 days, 54 Kms S399994 1 01.06.2017 Mockbeggar Lake, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1509 R 22.11.2017 Kartong Bird Observatory, The Gambia 174 days, 4418 Kms

Only the 5th British-ringed Reed Warbler to be recovered in The Gambia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita HPY275 3 08.10.2015 Gibraltar Point, Lincs TF5558 R 14.10.2015 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 6 days, 287 Kms ETL411 3 16.10.2014 Squire’s Down, Dorset ST7418 R 31.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 532 days, 43 Kms EYC171 3 04.09.2014 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 08.04.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 This bird was ringed during our CES near the Lapwing Hide and re-trapped near to the Centres’ feeders. JHB520 3J 11.08.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 XF 11.04.2017 Milbourne St Andrew, Dorset SY8097 243 days, 37 Kms DPV869 3 12.10.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 R 19.10.2016 Plaisance, Saint-Froult, Charente-Maritime, FRANCE 7 days, 538 Kms JTH117 3 11.09.2016 Titchfield Haven, Hampshire R 21.09.2016 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 JHB714 3 30.10.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 14.03.2017 Hollesley Heath, Suffolk TM3545 135 days, 259 Kms HYE648 3 29.07.2017 Peebles, Scottish Borders, NT2540 SCOTLAND R 08.10.2017 HHC, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset SZ1691 71 days, 557 Kms Coal Tit Parus ater Y897298 3 19.10.2012 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 R 01.11.2017 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800

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Blue Tit Parus caeruleus Z225860 3 27.11.2014 Embley Wood, Hampshire SU3218 R 21.03.2015 Kentford Lake, Hampshire SU3219 114 days, 0Km Tree Sparrow Passer montanus TV72966 1 16.06.2015 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts R 28.06.2016 Wood Farm, Mere, Wilts 378 days, 2 Kms

This bird was taken off a nest as an adult female. She subsequently went on to successfully fledge 4 chicks. VZ10848 1 28.05.2016 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts R 12.05.2017 Search Farm, Stourton Wilts 349 days, 2 Kms S216079 4M 14.05.2016 Search Farm, Stourton Wilts R 08.07.2017 Search Farm, Stourton Wilts 420 days, 0 Kms

This bird was ringed in one box and subsequently re-trapped in a different box some 400m away. NY15089 1 18.05.2017 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts XL 17.10.2017 Search Farm, Stourton Wilts 152 days, 2 Kms This bird was found in a box whilst clearing out old nest material. The box had been checked on 3rd July and was

found to be empty then. One wonders what this bird was doing in this box and what had caused its demise. NY67357 1 31.05.2017 Rodmead Farm, Maiden Bradley, Wilts R 06.11.2017 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts 4 Kms, 159 days VZ10872 1 04.06.2016 Search Farm, Stourton, Wilts R 06.11.2017 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts 1 Km, 520 days VZ10822 1 20.05.2016 Search Farm, Stourton, Wilts R 06.11.2017 Zeals Airfield, Stourton, Wilts 1 Km, 530 days

Lesser Redpoll Carduelis flammea cabaret Y022766 5 06.03.2012 Burghfield Common, West Berkshire SU6467 R 19.02.2016 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 1445 days, 87 Kms S475119 3F 01.10.2016 Anglers CP, Wakefield, West Yorkshire SE3715 R 27.03.2017 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 177 days, 317Kms Siskin Carduelis spinus Z012010 6F 24.03.2014 Drummond, Inverness, Highland, NH6643 SCOTLAND R 10.02.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 688 days, 749 Kms Z993108 5F 19.02.2016 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 R 23.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 33 days, 11 Kms Z844173 5M 02.03.2016 Straight Mile, Romsey, Hants SU3922 R 31.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508

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Z323932 6M 17.02.2016 Straight Mile, Romsey, Hants SU3922 R 12.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 24 days, 28 Kms Z993430 5M 21.03.2016 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 XF 10.04.2016 Brockmill, Claughton, Lancashire SD5443 20 days, 348 Kms Z993023 6M 10.02.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 16.03.2016 Amberley, Gloucs SO8401 35 days, 98 Kms Z993092 6M 18.02.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 16.04.2016 Bolderwood Farm, New Forest SU2408 58 days, 9 Kms Z993468 5M 30.03.2016 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 R 29.04.2016 Ffynnon Gro, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, WALES SN5527 30 days, 198 Kms Z993295 5F 04.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 16.04.2016 Cross Lane Head, Bridgnorth, Salop SO7095 43 days, 193 Kms Z993072 6M 11.02.2016 Ferndown, Dorset SU0800 XF 23.11.2016 Vennford Reservoir, Devon SX6871 286 days, 144 Kms Z993262 5M 04.03.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 23.01.2017 Cnoc, Argyll and Bute, SCOTLAND NN3205 325 days, 623 Kms S216476 6M 10.03.2017 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 27.04.2017 Cnoc, Argyll and Bute, SCOTLAND NN3205 48 days, 623 Kms

This probably tells us a lot as to where our Siskins spend their summers! Z993006 5M 10.02.2016 Blashford Lakes, Ringwood, Hampshire SU1508 R 01.04.2017 Kildary, Highland, SCOTLAND NH7775 416 days, 779 Kms S259360 5M 22.05.2016 Selkirk, Scottish Borders, SCOTLAND NT4628 R 28.02.2017 Sway, New Forest SZ2799 282 days, 535 Kms

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CHRS Annual Totals 1956-2017 CHRS Annual Totals 1956-2017

1956-2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

Grey Heron 1 1

Little Egret 0 1 1

Mute Swan 28 28

Canada Goose 1 1

Mallard 1 1 2

Pintail 1 1

Sparrowhawk 21 1 2 1 1 3 29

Kestrel 2 2

Water Rail 23 23

Spotted Crake 3 3

Moorhen 30 30

Coot 18 18

Oystercatcher 7 7

Ringed Plover 42 42

Grey Plover 3 3

Lapwing 6 6

Knot 7 7

Sanderling 5 5

Little Stint 5 5

Curlew Sandpiper 5 5

Dunlin 564 564

Jack Snipe 18 18

Common Snipe 258 258

Redshank 23 23

Greenshank 1 1

Wood Sandpiper 1 1

Common Sandpiper 32 32

Turnstone 1 1

Grey Phalarope 5 5


Herring Gull 3 3

Stock Dove 6 6

Woodpigeon 36 2 2 7 3 2 1 3 1 2 59

Cuckoo 4 1 5

Little Owl 1 1

Tawny Owl 4 4

Long-eared Owl 1 1

Nightjar 1 1

Swift 2 2

Kingfisher 135 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 148

Wryneck 1 1

Green Woodpecker 20 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 33

Great Spotted Woodpecker 9 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 20

Skylark 145 1 146

Sand Martin 1172 1 1 68 1 1,243

Swallow 946 1 1 17 3 14 5 2 1 990

House Martin 70 3 73

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CHRS Annual Totals 1956-2017

1956-2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

Tree Pipit 7 7

Meadow Pipit 246 4 3 1 254

Rock Pipit 36 36

Yellow Wagtail 2268 1 31 94 2 43 2,439

Grey Wagtail 11 11

Pied Wagtail 74 67 128 22 32 21 1 26 371

Wren 655 20 11 5 9 33 37 25 11 9 10 23 7 7 12 874

Dunnock 794 17 9 3 11 40 39 21 13 10 9 9 9 6 7 997

Robin 819 27 25 12 38 58 71 52 48 11 18 24 18 22 17 1,260

Nightingale 19 19

Bluethroat 5 5

Black Redstart 3 3

Redstart 277 1 2 2 1 4 2 289

Whinchat 45 45

Stonechat 110 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 121

Wheatear 46 1 47

Ring Ouzel 6 6

Blackbird 1356 7 2 5 8 17 42 21 11 7 8 8 4 2 4 1,502

Fieldfare 3 3

Song Thrush 374 8 3 2 4 14 14 9 5 5 7 9 2 2 3 461

Redwing 13 13

Mistle Thrush 34 34

Cetti's Warbler 101 11 10 1 2 12 22 16 12 4 7 15 15 16 15 259

Grasshopper Warbler 29 1 1 3 3 2 39

Aquatic Warbler 29 29

Sedge Warbler 12688 170 84 108 47 238 472 835 569 338 175 734 263 302 232 17,255

Reed Warbler 5333 87 48 57 28 137 221 284 121 56 77 200 110 102 55 6,916

Marsh Warbler 0 1 1

Great Reed Warbler 1 1

Dartford Warbler 11 1 12

Barred Warbler 2 1 3

Lesser Whitethroat 94 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 122

Whitethroat 1047 24 21 14 11 51 88 65 101 17 15 16 6 6 15 1,497

Garden Warbler 184 3 2 1 1 2 9 7 2 1 3 7 1 2 225

Blackcap 958 25 12 4 8 63 121 109 70 36 31 39 25 69 35 1,605

Greenish Warbler 1 1

Pallas's Warbler 1 1

Yellow-browed Warbler 2 1 3

Bonelli's Warbler 1 1

Wood Warbler 7 7

Chiffchaff 1485 85 25 8 29 152 136 186 106 81 60 53 68 147 111 2,732

Willow Warbler 4956 84 64 9 42 63 33 204 166 21 37 131 26 50 55 5,941

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CHRS Annual Totals 1956-2017

1956-2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total

Goldcrest 903 18 35 29 4 17 1 20 4 52 1,083

Firecrest 41 1 1 1 44

Spotted Flycatcher 179 1 1 1 1 183

Pied Flycatcher 53 1 54

Bearded Tit 74 2 3 2 2 6 2 91

Long-tailed Tit 159 7 9 15 31 8 8 19 6 7 3 5 1 4 282

Marsh Tit 3 3

Coal Tit 35 1 1 37

Blue Tit 2667 19 12 7 19 37 71 49 14 3 5 8 6 7 8 2,932

Great Tit 387 9 6 6 16 34 38 21 12 6 5 7 6 5 12 570

Treecreeper 7 1 1 1 10

Woodchat Shrike 2 2

Jay 2 1 1 1 5

Magpie 26 1 4 31

Jackdaw 6 6

Rook 1 1

Carrion Crow 5 5

Starling 496 1 497

House Sparrow 408 1 6 1 3 1 1 421

Tree Sparrow 51 51

Chaffinch 300 1 3 1 2 4 2 313

Brambling 20 20

Greenfinch 1049 13 38 8 10 54 113 56 33 13 15 21 9 10 10 1,452

Goldfinch 352 6 4 2 6 9 5 1 7 1 8 4 1 406

Siskin 6 1 7

Linnet 1037 2 2 1,041

Lesser Redpoll 58 31 12 1 1 2 3 108

Bullfinch 63 1 64

Northern Parula 1 1

Yellowhammer 3 3

Little Bunting 1 1

Reed Bunting 1257 3 10 5 4 47 38 37 27 9 10 25 5 36 7 1,520

Corn Bunting 20 20

0

Swallow/House Martin Hybrid 1 1

0

Details lost 112 112

TOTAL 47,602 651 401 260 316 1,252 1,766 2,093 1,371 776 646 1,384 625 856 701 60,700

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Blashford Lakes Constant Effort Site 2016 Kevin Sayer

The season started off with us donning our waders in order to get through the reedbed. This bode well for a successful Reed Warbler breeding season but unfortunately the wet Spring meant that juvenile productivity was to be low. However, the adult survival rate was again very good resulting in many adults from previous years coming back again to breed.

Adult Juv Adult Juv Adult Juv

Reed Warbler 76 66 106 35 39% -47%Garden Warbler 16 16 14 3 -13% -81%

Blackcap 10 39 14 17 40% -56%Chiffchaff 14 45 13 28 -7% -38%

Willow Warbler 5 17 0 11 -100% -35%

Wren 10 20 11 11 10% -45%

Dunnock 12 26 15 4 25% -85%

Robin 12 39 10 29 -17% -26%

Blackbird 14 8 11 5 -21% -38%

Great Tit 9 6 4 0 -56% -100%

Blue Tit 1 11 8 9 700% -18%

Long-tailed Tit 13 20 22 12 69% -40%

Reed Bunting 4 0 2 0 -50% n/a

Greenfinch 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a

Total 196 313 231 164 18% -48%

Comparison of Main Species - 2015 & 2016

2015 % Difference2016

Lapwing Hide Area September 2016

Reedbed Net-Ride August 2016

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Blashford Lakes Constant Effort Site 2017 Kevin Sayer

The winter of 2016-17 was extremely dry which resulted in a reedbed almost devoid of water at the start of the season. This allowed grass scrub to establish itself thus preventing phragmites to re-grow. We also noticed more bramble appearing in the drier areas.

Adult Juv Adult Juv Adult Juv

Reed Warbler 106 35 58 58 -45% 66%Garden Warbler 14 3 7 14 -50% 367%

Blackcap 14 17 6 17 -57% 0%Chiffchaff 13 28 3 21 -77% -25%

Willow Warbler 0 11 0 6 n/a -45%

Wren 11 11 4 21 -64% 91%

Dunnock 15 4 9 16 -40% 300%

Robin 10 29 13 25 30% -14%

Blackbird 11 5 4 15 -64% 200%

Great Tit 4 0 4 10 0% n/a

Blue Tit 8 9 0 6 -100% -33%

Long-tailed Tit 22 12 13 21 -41% 75%

Reed Bunting 2 0 5 3 150% n/a

Greenfinch 1 0 1 0 0% n/a

Total 231 164 127 233 -45% 42%

Comparison of Main Species - 2016 & 2017

2016 % Difference2017

Reedbed Net-Ride April 2017 Reed Warbler Nest May 2017

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Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Total

Green Woodpecker 3 3 0 3

Gt.Spotted Woodp'r 1 1 1 1 2

Woodpigeon 0 0 0

Sparrowhawk 0 0 0

Kingfisher 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 5

Jay 0 0 0

Starling 0 0 0

Wren 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 11 11 22

Treecreeper 1 1 1 1 0 4 4

Dunnock 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 15 4 19

Robin 2 4 2 7 2 1 3 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 10 29 39

Song Thrush 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 6

Blackbird 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 11 5 16

Reed Warbler 11 12 18 10 6 15 3 15 2 10 7 7 9 2 8 5 1 106 35 141

Sedge Warbler 2 1 2 1 4 2 6

Cetti's Warbler 1 0 1 1

Blackcap 5 3 2 1 1 8 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 14 17 31

Whitethroat 1 0 1 1

Garden Warbler 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 14 3 17

Chiffchaff 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 4 3 14 13 28 41

Willow Warbler 8 3 0 11 11

Goldcrest 0 0 0

Great Tit 1 1 1 1 4 0 4

Blue Tit 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 8 9 17

Long-tailed Tit 2 4 5 4 1 10 7 1 22 12 34

Nuthatch 0 0 0

Treecreeper 0 0 0

Chaffinch 0 0 0

Reed Bunting 1 1 2 0 2

Greenfinch 1 1 0 1

Bullfinch 2 2 0 2

Totals 43 0 40 5 40 7 15 5 9 5 23 24 18 10 18 20 11 20 18 39 6 17 8 24 249 176 425

30-Jul 11-Aug 17-Aug 31-Aug

Visit 1

6-May

Visit 2

17-May 27-May 3-Jun 30-Jun 6-Jul 14-Jul22-Jun

CES 2016 Ringing Totals at Lapwing Hide

Visit 3 Visit 4 Visit 6 Visit 7Visit 5 Visit 9 Visit 10 Visit 11 Visit 12Visit 8

includes retraps!

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Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Adults Juvs Total

Green Woodpecker 0 0 0

Gt.Spotted Woodp'r 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 5

Sparrowhawk 0 0 0

Kingfisher 1 1 1 6 2 7 9

Jay 0 0 0

Wren 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 6 4 1 4 21 25

Treecreeper 1 1 1 1 0 4 4

Dunnock 1 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 9 16 25

Robin 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 13 25 38

Spotted Flycatcher 1 0 1 1

Song Thrush 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 11 13

Blackbird 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 1 1 4 15 19

Reed Warbler 4 7 10 6 8 1 3 4 9 9 4 2 4 8 3 10 16 8 58 58 116

Sedge Warbler 1 1 1 0 3 3

Grasshopper Warbler 1 0 1 1

Cetti's Warbler 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 8

Blackcap 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 17 23

Whitethroat 0 0 0

Garden Warbler 3 2 7 1 1 3 1 2 1 7 14 21

Chiffchaff 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 7 5 3 21 24

Willow Warbler 1 2 3 0 6 6

Goldcrest 2 0 2 2

Great Tit 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 4 10 14

Blue Tit 2 1 2 1 0 6 6

Long-tailed Tit 6 3 2 2 5 1 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 13 21 34

Nuthatch 0 0 0

Treecreeper 0 0 0

Chaffinch 0 0 0

Reed Bunting 1 1 2 1 1 2 5 3 8

Greenfinch 1 1 0 1

Bullfinch 1 1 0 2 2

Totals 18 0 24 14 18 6 21 18 15 32 8 20 13 28 7 21 6 16 7 34 1 46 2 33 140 268 408

CES 2017 Ringing Totals at Lapwing Hide

Visit 3 Visit 4 Visit 6 Visit 7Visit 5 Visit 9 Visit 10 Visit 11 Visit 12Visit 8

includes retraps!

25-Jul 10-Aug 23-Aug 1-Sep

Visit 1

4-May

Visit 2

19-May 24-May 2-Jun 23-Jun 5-Jul 18-Jul16-Jun

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Blashford Lakes – Nest Records 2016 by Brenda Cook

I have continued to monitor the nest-boxes around Blashford Lakes along with any open nests I come across.

Species Nests Eggs Pulli Fledged

Blue Tit 15 116 96 57

Great Tit 17 108 76 56Nuthatch 1 7 7 4

Robin 1 3 3 3

Song Thrush 1 4 4 4

Blackbird 1 3 2 2

Total 36 228 184 95

Blashford Lakes Nest Records 2016

(as supplied by Brenda Cook)

Blashford Lakes - Nest Box Records 2017 by Brenda Cook

I began monitoring the nest boxes at Blashford in 2012 starting with 25 boxes. In 2017, I began with 62. I was hoping that at least half this number would be used. As is usual with nest boxes some birds begin to build and then change their minds, eggs can be laid and some do not hatch, some young die in the nest box and some boxes can be predated. The weather conditions naturally play a big part during the overall breeding season. There also has to be enough food for the adults to feed themselves enabling them to get into good breeding condition as this affects how many eggs will be laid. The food supply needs to continue while the birds are building nests and incubating. Once the chicks hatch there needs to be an abundant supply of caterpillars so the chicks grow and mature and eventually fledge. All this is important to the success of each nest box. Each year Jacki Griffith ( Blashford volunteer) and I go around and check, clean and mend the nest boxes so they are ready for the beginning of the nesting season. I have now managed to get around to putting metal plates on most of the boxes and this has made a huge difference to predation. A gentleman visitor kindly donated some boxes he had made and these were either used to replace old rotten boxes or new sites were found. The young naturalists also made a few boxes and they were used to replace old boxes. This year nest box checking began on 1st April and 2 boxes were found to have lined nests waiting for eggs to be laid. The majority though were either empty or at early stages of nest building. I therefore decided to wait a couple of weeks to let the birds build and begin to lay their eggs in peace. On 15th April 5 female Great Tits were incubating their eggs and other boxes had several cold eggs forming the beginning of a clutch. The next check on 22nd April was really exciting when we found our first Great Tit chicks of 2017 in 6 of the boxes. Great tits are always the first to build and lay. Page 26


This year I have had a record number of 12 Blue Tit eggs laid, hatched and chicks ringed in 2 boxes, but unfortunately due to wet, windy and cold weather they did not all reach the fledging stage. This is also the first year I have found the same female Great Tit having 2 successful broods one after the other in different nest boxes. This female was in very good condition, was an experienced bird as she was first ringed as a juvenile on 15.6.2014. The first box she used was the same she successfully used in 2016. She then used a neighbouring box for her second brood. Another experienced and long lived bird is a Blue Tit ringed on 10.5.2014 as a 5F (this means she was born in 2013) and has used nest boxes 3 times. I have monitored each to successful fledging. There was only 1 Nuthatch nest in a box this year and the parents also managed to fledge 3 chicks from this box. I also spotted a Song thrush nesting as we were going round the boxes and there were 4 ringed fledged chicks from this nest. The final result for this year is a total of 35 nest box records. 30 were successful in fledging young and 5 failed at the young stage, due I am sure to the bad weather and not enough food present to feed them on. The metal plates have successfully stopped woodpeckers and squirrels this year from getting into boxes and eating the young. Please see summary table below for results. I would like to thank Bob Chapman for giving me permission to monitor the boxes, Jacki Griffith for all her fantastic help and time which spends monitoring the boxes with me and Harry Shadwell and Sahrah Mai for filling in at different times when Jacki was on holiday. I am already looking forward to Nest box monitoring in 2018.

Species Nests Eggs Pulli Fledged

Blue Tit 18 163 151 101

Great Tit 16 117 102 70

Song Thrush 1 4 4 4Nuthatch 1 3 3 3

Reed Warbler 32 125 68 57

Spotted Flycatcher 1 4 4 4

Totals 69 416 332 239

Blashford Lakes Nest Records 2017

Somerley Nest Records 2017

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Reed Warbler Nest Study at Mockbeggar Lake 2017 Report and Photos by Brenda Cook

The first couple of Reed Warbler nests were found on 31st May where we park for our CES project. Each nest had 5 eggs, but they were both predated at the egg stage. I soon discovered that this area was continually predated at egg or young just hatched stage. There are Magpie, Jackdaw and Jay in this area who have a variety of watching posts and fences where they sit and watch the activity of the Reed Warblers. It became very frustrating and disappointing for predation to happen again and again, but these other species had young to feed and of course it is part of nature for this to happen. I began monitoring properly from the 6th June with the help of Simon Garlick for the first few visits until he hurt his back and was unable to continue. The visits took place each week going round all the clumps of reeds which surround the lake. Once chicks hatched I then did extra visits to ring the chicks at the correct stage. My last visit was on 10th August to check that the last pulli had fledged from the final nest. The males sing persistently until they are paired up, then only in the mornings and evenings usually close to the nest from a song post. It soon became apparent that watching using my binoculars and listening to the males was a good idea and I would get an idea of an area where a nest was likely to be. I then entered the reeds by parting them with a stick to minimise too much trampling of stems. The stick was also very useful for gauging depth of water. Once a nest was found I then returned along the entry route placing markers so the nest could be found again I also took a GPS reading for each nest. The only effective way of finding nests is by this method. I was soon able to detect territory lengths and get to know the height to look out for the nests. The Reed Warbler nest is a deep cylindrical cup of grasses, reed flowers and algal threads with plant down, moss and spiders’ webs woven around old and eventually new stems when the new reed growth begins to shoot up. The nest is lined with finer materials. . I was delighted when I was able to notice just a few strands around some stems which meant a nest was beginning to be built. Nest height varied from 50cm to 1m. At all stages and particularly once the young had hatched the adults used a grating churr alarm call and often approached quite closely when I was near to the nest. I always tried to be as quiet and quick as possible when checking and ringing so as not to disturb them for too long. They all quickly resumed either incubating or feeding depending on the stage of the nest. The eggs are laid when the female has lined the nest. Numbers of eggs vary between 2 and 6 laid each day and incubation takes place from the penultimate egg. The eggs are greenish-white variably speckled, spotted and blotched olive, green and grey often concentrated at the blunt end. The tiny young hatch after 9-12 days and were then ready to ring between 6-9 days old at IP (in pin) or FS (feathers short). I found the more chicks there were in the nest it was better to ring at the IP stage because it was much easier to fold up their wings and legs to return them bottom first into the tiny cup of the nest. The next thing I discovered was that Reed Warbler chicks leave the nest before their wings are fully developed. They remain close to the nest hidden in the reeds calling for food to be delivered by the very attentive parents (I successfully saw this on many occasions) until they are able to fly and collect their own food. The weather was particularly hot at various stages of the monitoring. The chicks all survived during this time, but when we had a couple of very wet days I did find a couple of dead chicks where parents had not been able to find sufficient food to keep the whole brood alive. Page 28


Adult Reed Warblers are very attentive to their young and both the male and females feed the very fast growing chicks in the nest. Reed warblers can have 1-2 broods and it is said they sometimes refurbish the same nest but I did not find any nests re-used. I am unable to say definitely whether adults did have second broods as this would only be able to be confirmed by trapping and colour ringing the adults which would be very difficult in the reed bed and disturbing for the adults during the breeding season. There was certainly continuous building happening as I managed to find new nests every week. I was able to record 32 nests to completion. 18 nests were successful and 14 were predated usually at the egg stage. I did find other nests at various stages of building, but these were not always completed and could have been the males building loose cock’s nests. All nests that reached the egg stage and beyond are included in the final outcome of the study. It became more difficult to find nests once the new reed growth came through, but it provided more cover for the nests and predation became less and even at the CES parking reeds young fledged successfully. A total of 58 Reed Warbler Pulli were ringed. A really pleasing result was when we re-trapped S970561 during our CES 10 mist netting session at Blashford Lakes on 6.8.17. I ringed this bird as a Pulli in the nest at FS on 3.7.17 from a brood of 3 in a nest in the second clump of reeds to the left of the gate entrance. I received some very exciting news just before Christmas that one of the Reed Warbler chicks ringed on 1st June 2017 was controlled at Kartong Bird Observatory, Gambia. 13 deg. 4min N 16 deg. 44min. W on 22nd November 2017 at 9.30am. The 10.6g Reed Warbler had flown a distance of 4418 Km direction 198deg. (SSW) a duration of 174 days. I know exactly where the Observatory is because I was lucky enough to spend a day ringing with Colin Cross at the Kartong Observatory back in 2012 while on holiday in the Gambia when I had my ‘C’ permit. I have really enjoyed the challenge of a new study. I have learned such a lot about Reed Warblers and would like to thank John Levell for giving me permission to monitor the Reed Warblers at Mockbeggar Lakes. Reed Warbler chick Mockbeggar July 2017 Reed Warbler Pulli Mockbeggar July 2017

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Blashford Lakes 2016

Full Grown Pulli Total

Great White Egret 0Black-headed Gull 26 26Kingfisher 6 6Green Woodpecker 3 3Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 4Grey Wagtail 1 1Pied/White Wagtail 6 6Wren 23 23Dunnock 15 15Robin 38 3 41Blackbird 15 2 17Song Thrush 12 4 16Cetti's Warbler 1 1Sedge Warbler 8 8Reed Warbler 91 91Whitethroat 1 1Garden Warbler 14 14Blackcap 41 41Chiffchaff 172 172Willow Warbler 18 18Goldcrest 34 34Firecrest 1 1Long-tailed Tit 49 49Coal Tit 5 5Blue Tit 40 73 113Great Tit 34 67 101Treecreeper 7 7Magpie 1 1Nuthatch 3 7 10Jay 3 3Chaffinch 1 1Greenfinch 1 1Brambling 10 10Goldfinch 18 18Siskin 279 279Lesser Redpoll 9 9Bullfinch 3 3Reed Bunting 6 6

TOTAL 973 182 1,155

Blashford Totals 2016

Ibsley Water Black-headed Gull Colony We have been ringing the BH Gull chicks from the Ibsley Water gull island since 2011 and colour-ringing them since 2014. We have ringed in total 338 chicks of which 124 have been colour ringed. (Some of our more recent recoveries can be seen in the Recoveries section of this report). In total 29 chicks have been seen away from Blashford generating 56 separate sightings. These have come from as far away as Spain, Ireland and France. Many thanks to Bob Chapman and all the gull spotters for helping us in this project.

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Blashford Lakes 2017

Full Grown Pulli Total

Black-headed Gull 31 31Kingfisher 16 16Great Spotted Woodpecker 11 11Sand Martin 168 168House Martin 66 66Barn Swallow 2 2Meadow Pipit 1 1Tree Pipit 1 1Wren 28 28Dunnock 27 27Robin 35 35Blackbird 25 25Song Thrush 18 4 22Cetti's Warbler 3 3Grasshopper Warbler 3 3Sedge Warbler 9 9Reed Warbler 138 138Whitethroat 2 2Garden Warbler 38 38Blackcap 56 56Chiffchaff 247 247Willow Warbler 108 108Goldcrest 13 13Firecrest 1 1Spotted Flycatcher 1 1Long-tailed Tit 49 49Coal Tit 5 5Blue Tit 78 124 202Great Tit 42 89 131Treecreeper 8 8Magpie 1 1Nuthatch 2 3 5Jay 2 2Chaffinch 9 9Greenfinch 7 7Goldfinch 22 22Siskin 34 34Bullfinch 6 6Reed Bunting 27 27

TOTAL 1,309 251 1,560

Blashford Totals 2017

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Ferndown Garden Ringing 2016/2017 2016 was an excellent year for finches in my garden. During the first winter period an incredible number of Siskins, Goldfinches & Lesser Redpolls were trapped attracted by the sunflower and nijer feeders. I even managed a couple of Bramblings in January as well. The recently erected nest-boxes attracted a pair of Great Tits and Blue Tits to nest too.

Ferndown Totals 2016

Full Grown PulliRetraps/

Recoveries Total

Woodpigeon 1 1Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 3Pied Wagtail 1 1Wren 1 1

Dunnock 2 2Robin 7 3 10Blackbird 7 4 11Goldcrest 4 4Long-tailed Tit 24 12 36Coal Tit 10 2 12Blue Tit 14 5 10 29Great Tit 12 7 6 25Nuthatch 1 1Chaffinch 14 14Brambling 2 2Greenfinch 7 7Goldfinch 75 2 77Siskin 181 13 194Lesser Redpoll 29 3 32Bullfinch 4 7 11

TOTAL 397 12 64 473

Ferndown Totals 2017


Recoveries Total

Great Spotted Woodpecker 4 1 5Wren 1 1

Dunnock 4 4Robin 12 1 13Blackbird 6 1 7Chiffchaff 1 1Goldcrest 12 1 13Long-tailed Tit 10 3 13Coal Tit 17 4 21Blue Tit 27 6 7 40Great Tit 20 5 3 28Nuthatch 3 1 4Chaffinch 8 1 9Greenfinch 6 6Goldfinch 62 1 63Siskin 12 12Lesser Redpoll 7 3 10Bullfinch 11 2 13

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Ringing at Sway, New Forest Brenda continues to catch a good assortment of species in her garden using a variety of trapping methods.

Sway Totals 2016


Recoveries Total

Stock Dove 1 1Collared Dove 1 1Dunnock 7 2 9Robin 2 2Blackbird 8 4 10 22Goldcrest 1 1Long-tailed Tit 2 2Blue Tit 2 2Great Tit 1 1 2Jackdaw 7 1 8Starling 33 8 41House Sparrow 1 1 2Chaffinch 3 3Greenfinch 2 2Goldfinch 3 3Siskin 48 3 51Bullfinch 2 2

TOTAL 122 4 28 154

Sway Totals 2017


Recoveries Total

Dunnock 9 4 13Robin 5 6 11Blackbird 10 2 12 24Blue Tit 1 1Jackdaw 4 1 5Rook 1 1Starling 37 11 48House Sparrow 3 3Greenfinch 1 1Goldfinch 3 3Siskin 13 3 16Lesser Redpoll 3 3Bullfinch 1 1

TOTAL 90 2 38 130

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Wessex Tree Sparrow Recovery Project By Kevin Sayer

In 2015 I started a project to help recover the number of breeding Tree Sparrows in SW Wilts. This continued into 2016 with an increase in both breeding pairs and chicks ringed. The table below shows the comparison between 2015 and 2016:-

Location

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Search Farm 34 44 16 21 30 36 5 8 61.8% 65.9% 67 47

Rodmead Farm 12 31 2 11 2 22 3 8 41.7% 61.3% 1 26

Zeals Airfield 9 14 8 10 16 20 1 1 100.0% 78.6% 42 43

Berkeley Farm 10 10 3 2 3 2 1 3 40.0% 50.0% 6 4

Church Farm 15 15 0 0 0 0 2 1 13.3% 6.7% 0 0

Manor Farm 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 25.0% 0 0

Home Farm n/a 30 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 8 n/a 26.7% n/a 0

Wood Farm n/a 6 n/a 3 n/a 5 n/a 1 n/a 66.7% n/a 8

Bradley Road Dairy Farm 16 16 0 0 0 0 4 3 25.0% 18.8% 0 0

Fifehead Magdalen 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 100.0% 66.7% 0 0

Totals 104 180 29 47 51 85 22 39 49.0% 47.8% 116 128

Wessex Tree Sparrow Recovery Project 2016

% Boxes

Occupied

Boxes

Monitored

Boxes Occupied by

Tree Sparrows

Tree Sparow

Nests

Other Species

Nests

Tree Sparrow

Chicks Ringed

The project has 2 main objectives: 1. To expand the breeding numbers of Tree Sparrows in this corner of SW Wilts and 2. To scientifically record and ring the chicks in each nest. So far I have been successful in achieving both objectives in 2016. Many of the above farms are on National Trust land and they have been instrumental in getting the habitat right for Tree Sparrows. For 2017, I have continued erecting more nest boxes along with providing supplementary feeding stations at key locations. I only put feeders out from late January to early April – this is what we call the “hungry period” when gamekeepers have stopped putting out seed for game birds and also natural food has dwindled. The following table shows the results for 2017:

Location

2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

Search Farm 34 44 54 16 21 35 30 36 64 67 47 131

Rodmead Farm 12 31 31 2 11 21 2 22 40 1 26 47

Zeals Airfield 9 14 14 8 10 13 16 20 29 42 43 67

Berkeley Farm 10 10 10 3 2 5 3 2 5 6 4 3

Church Farm 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Manor Farm 2 8 8 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

Home Farm n/a 30 30 n/a 0 2 n/a 0 2 n/a 0 4

Wood Farm n/a 6 6 n/a 3 3 n/a 5 3 n/a 8 0

Bradley Road Dairy Farm 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Newmead Farm n/a n/a 5 n/a n/a 5 n/a n/a 8 n/a n/a 11

Fifehead Magdalen 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 104 180 195 29 47 86 51 85 153 116 128 263

Boxes

Monitored

Boxes Occupied by

Tree Sparrows

Tree Sparow

Nests

Tree Sparrow

Chicks Ringed

Wessex Tree Sparrow Recovery Project 2017

The increase in numbers in 2017 is mainly as a result of increased effort and some additional boxes. There is still room to in-fill the number of boxes along with expanding the project’s area of coverage which we hope to do in the future.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wessex Ringing Group couldn’t operate without the kind permission of the land owners on whose land we operate. Bournemouth Borough Council Mr Mark Holloway Mr Brian Heppenstall Mr Hugh Goldsmith Somerley Estate Mr John Levell Blashford Lakes – Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust Mr Bob Chapman Mr Jim Day Ms Tracy Standish Ms Jacki Griffith Mr Harry Shadwell Hengistbury Head Centre – Brockenhurst College Mr Rob Howlett We would also like to thank all the following Ringers (both resident and visiting) who have helped with ringing operations at various sites during the period. We apologise for any names that are missing and we thank you too! Katharine Bowgen, Trevor Codlin, Chris Lycett, Ailidh Barnes, Jake Blade, Kaat Brulez, Brenda Cook, Ed Brett, Simon Garlick, Jack Potter, Lizzie Grayshon, Ryan Burrell, Kathryn Ross, Ken Venus, Marcus Ward, Sahrah Mai, Clive Bealey & Leah Kelly. We would also like to thank members of Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group (CHOG) who offer all forms of help throughout the year – come rain or shine!

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Documents

Wessex Ringing Group Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017 Totals 2016-17.pdf · Wessex RG Bi-ennial Report 2016-2017 Table 1 - Number of birds ringed since 1956