On Saturday we were joined by Donna Staples and members of
the Mid Lincs. Ringing Group for a session at Marston, in the reed beds. 
It was supposed to be a ringing demonstration from 09.00 to
16.00 but unfortunately only a couple of people attended in spite of advertisements. 
We set the nets from 07.30 with an anticipated start time of
9.00 and soon had a steady stream of birds arriving at the processing point. We
ended the day with a total of 155 birds caught 130 new birds and 24 retraps and
1 control, (i.e. bird ringed elsewhere).
The day was a huge success however and everyone enjoyed the
experience of ringing as a large group.
                                                                 Full
grown           Pulli    Recoveries            Total
Yellow Wagtail                                                        1                 0                 0                 1     
Wren                                                                        1                 0                 1                 2        
Dunnock                                                                   4                 0                 0                 4        
Sedge Warbler                                                       27                 0                 2                29        
Reed Warbler                                                        58                 3                22                83        
Whitethroat                                                             5                 0                 0                 5        
Blackcap                                                                 1                 0                 0                 1        
Chiffchaff                                                                2                 0                 0                 2        
Willow Warbler                                                      2                 0                 0                 2        
Blue Tit                                                                 10                 0                 0                10        
Great Tit                                                                 8                 0                 0                 8        
Goldfinch                                                                2                 0                 0                 2        
Reed Bunting                                                          6                 0                 0                 6        
Total:                                                                  127                 3                25              155
 The retraps are
listed below:-
Recapture History
  Ring                        Age/   Capture       number Typ                              Date      Details
Wren
  EBB198              N         3              13/09/12                        Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   10/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (270 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (317 days)
Sedge Warbler
  Y985716            N     3J                      20/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   25/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (5 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   26/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (6 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 7days)
  Y985911            N     3J                      03/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   06/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 days)
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (358 days)
Reed Warbler
  D370044            N     4F                      10/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4F   Recaptured   21/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (11 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (47 days)
  D370050            N     4M                     10/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (47 days)
  D370055            N     4M                     17/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (40 days)
  L188256             N     3J                      30/07/10  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (2 yrs 362days)
  L755053             N     3J                      22/07/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   25/07/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   27/07/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (5 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   02/08/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (11 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (2 yrs 5days)
  V249113            N      4                       17/08/06  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   17/07/07  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (334 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   03/09/07  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 17days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   09/07/08  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 327days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   02/07/10  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 yrs 319days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (6 yrs 344days)
  V921880            N     3J                      25/08/08  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (4 yrs 336days)
  X028432            N      3                       04/09/08  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      3    Recaptured   17/09/08  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (13 days)
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (2 yrs 326days)
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (4 yrs 326days)
  X499606            N      3                       05/08/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   10/08/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (5 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   14/06/10  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (313 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   05/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (2 yrs 335days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 yrs 356days)
  X686541            N     3J                      30/06/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (4 yrs 27days)
  X686704            N     3J                      20/07/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (4 yrs 7days)
  X686897            N     4M                     28/07/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   03/08/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (6 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   01/05/10  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (277 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   14/06/10  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (321 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   11/08/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (2 yrs 14days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 yrs 364days)
  X686999            N     3J                      31/07/09  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   07/07/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 341days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 yrs 361days)
  Y260078            N     4M                     02/08/11  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   10/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 312days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   17/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 319days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 359days)
  Y767939            N      3                       09/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   13/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (4 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   14/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (5 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   16/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (7 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   23/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (14 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (352 days)
  Y985658            N     4F                      05/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 22days)
  Y985680            N     4F                      12/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      4    Recaptured   10/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (333 days)
                         R     4F   Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (1 yr 15days)
  Y985797            N     4M                     30/07/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     4M  Recaptured   21/06/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (326 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (362 days)
  Y986086            N     3J                      20/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (341 days)
                         R     4M  Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (341 days)
  Y986099            N     3J                      20/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire
                         R     3J   Recaptured   23/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (3 days)
                         R     3J   Recaptured   31/08/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (11 days)
                         R      3    Recaptured   02/09/12  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (13 days)
                         R      4    Recaptured   27/07/13  Marston Sewage Works,
Lincolnshire (341 days)