Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Reeling GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at Blue Lagoon
There was a 'reeling' GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (and briefly seen) near the ponds this afternoon (Chris Coppock)
COMMON TERN ringing in Buckinghamshire in 2009




Common Tern Ringing in Buckinghamshire 2009
College Lake
23 Chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, black over white colour ring on right leg; 8 large chicks not ringed and 3 chicks too small to ring; 3 x scrapes with 2 eggs and 1 x scrape with 3 eggs
This is similar to last year when we ringed 26 chicks plus there were another two that were too big
Wilstone Reservoir, Tring
13 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, black over white colour ring on right leg
5 small chicks; 3 scrapes with 3 eggs, 3 x scrapes with 2 eggs and 1 scrape with 1 egg and one of the small chicks
23 Chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, black over white colour ring on right leg; 8 large chicks not ringed and 3 chicks too small to ring; 3 x scrapes with 2 eggs and 1 x scrape with 3 eggs
This is similar to last year when we ringed 26 chicks plus there were another two that were too big
Wilstone Reservoir, Tring
13 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, black over white colour ring on right leg
5 small chicks; 3 scrapes with 3 eggs, 3 x scrapes with 2 eggs and 1 scrape with 1 egg and one of the small chicks
This is up on last year when 7 chicks were ringed and there were 2 small chicks, 2 dead chicks and 4 x scrapes with 2 eggs in each
Little Marlow
22 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, light blue over yellow colour ring on right leg
6 eggs; 4 dead
22 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, light blue over yellow colour ring on right leg
6 eggs; 4 dead
Highest number ringed in the last 7 years
Calvert BBOWT
8 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, white over orange colour ring on right leg (apparently the orange is difficult to see at a distance) ; 2 very small chicks; 6 x scrapes with 3 eggs, 1 x scrapes with 2 eggs, 1 x scrape with 1 egg and 1 x scrape with 5 eggs!!
8 chicks ringed - BTO ring on left leg, white over orange colour ring on right leg (apparently the orange is difficult to see at a distance) ; 2 very small chicks; 6 x scrapes with 3 eggs, 1 x scrapes with 2 eggs, 1 x scrape with 1 egg and 1 x scrape with 5 eggs!!
Last years attempt was aborted due to a hole in the wire fencing on the raft.
All sites were visited in the same week and a second visit made to Wilstone the following week
Although you might expect the colonies to be more or less at the same stage, these results suggest that College Lake and Little Marlow are the favoured sites which are colonised first, with Wilstone and Calvert a little way behind.
Although you might expect the colonies to be more or less at the same stage, these results suggest that College Lake and Little Marlow are the favoured sites which are colonised first, with Wilstone and Calvert a little way behind.
Please report any sightings of these or previously ringed Terns to myself (Calvert/Wilstone/College Lake), Mick McQuaid (Little Marlow) m.mcquaid@sky.com or Mike Collard (scheme co-ordinator) badgersinbucks@btinternet.com
We would like to thank Nancy Reed for allowing us to ring the terns at College Lake and for the help she and the assistant warden Stacey Hewitt gave us with ringing the chicks.
Also thanks to Tim Watts for assisting with the Calvert ringing effort and those folks involved with the Little Marlow ringing effort.
Mick A'Court
Secretary
Tring Ringing Group
Secretary
Tring Ringing Group
Sunday, 12 July 2009
LITTLE MARLOW GP this morning - waders on the spit
2 adult Dunlin
2 Little Ringed Plovers
1 Oystercatcher
1 Common Sandpiper
280 Lapwings
Yellow-legged Gull (Ring number J624 at this site on the same date last july)
Alan Stephens
2 Little Ringed Plovers
1 Oystercatcher
1 Common Sandpiper
280 Lapwings
Yellow-legged Gull (Ring number J624 at this site on the same date last july)
Alan Stephens
Saturday, 11 July 2009
LITTLE MARLOW GP this evening
Dunlin 2 - present from at least 12:30 to 20:45
Common Sandpiper 1 - seen c13:30 to 14:00
Oystercatcher 1 - long-staying individual that is good at playing hide-and-seek
Also, the one remaining Egyptian Goose youngster is still doing well.
Kevin Holt
Common Sandpiper 1 - seen c13:30 to 14:00
Oystercatcher 1 - long-staying individual that is good at playing hide-and-seek
Also, the one remaining Egyptian Goose youngster is still doing well.
Kevin Holt
Friday, 10 July 2009
ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWITS at WILLEN LAKE - 9 JULY
A flock of 5 summer-plumaged adult ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWITS dropped in to Willen Lake briefly Thursday morning. The site also held 9 GREEN SANDPIPERS and 3 Common Redshanks (per Simon Nichols)
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWITS at College Lake
Monday, 6 July 2009
Dorney Lakes this evening
The Dunlin and Green Sandpiper were still present on the fast shrinking Seasonal Pool at 18:00. After a short heavy shower they were joined by a Ringed Plover.
Earlier in the day the Egyptian Geese peaked at 34 and the Lapwing at 110 (Kevin Duncan)
Earlier in the day the Egyptian Geese peaked at 34 and the Lapwing at 110 (Kevin Duncan)
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