The event will be cancelled if it is raining
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Ringing Demonstration
We are proposing to hold a ringing demonstation on Saturday 27 July 2013 at Marston It will take place at the reed bed end of the site just past the hide and will commence at 9.00 to approx 16.00. Car parking will be either in the hide car park or in the field on the other side of the road. The site is on Barkston Lane Marston.
The event will be cancelled if it is raining
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The event will be cancelled if it is raining
View Marston in a larger map
Thursday, July 11, 2013
The half way point 2013
At the half way point the total number of birds ringed is very similar to 2012 but the numbers for individual species is very variable. There are some pluses and some with far fewer birds caught. Below is a breakdown for individual species.
| Species | 2012 | 2013 | Change |
| Little Egret | 3 | 4 | 33% |
| Grey Heron | 4 | 1 | -75% |
| Mute Swan | 1 | ||
| Greylag Goose | 12 | 10 | -17% |
| Canada Goose | 5 | 6 | 20% |
| Red Kite | 7 | 5 | -29% |
| Marsh Harrier | 9 | ||
| Sparrowhawk | 4 | 2 | -50% |
| Buzzard | 4 | ||
| Kestrel | 174 | 60 | -66% |
| Peregrine | 6 | 3 | -50% |
| Golden Plover | 3 | 1 | -67% |
| Lapwing | 30 | 12 | -60% |
| Dunlin | 12 | ||
| Curlew | 15 | 13 | -13% |
| Redshank | 4 | ||
| Common Sandpiper | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| Black-headed Gull | 80 | 130 | 63% |
| Common Gull | 4 | 5 | 25% |
| Stock Dove | 22 | 29 | 32% |
| Woodpigeon | 15 | 15 | 0% |
| Collared Dove | 9 | 2 | -78% |
| Barn Owl | 192 | 58 | -70% |
| Little Owl | 131 | 134 | 2% |
| Tawny Owl | 58 | 28 | -52% |
| Swift | 249 | 605 | 143% |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 | ||
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 8 | 3 | -63% |
| Skylark | 4 | ||
| Sand Martin | 7 | 11 | 57% |
| Swallow | 641 | 352 | -45% |
| House Martin | 1236 | 578 | -53% |
| Meadow Pipit | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| Yellow Wagtail | 13 | ||
| Grey Wagtail | 6 | ||
| Pied/White Wagtail | 34 | 1 | -97% |
| Wren | 23 | 17 | -26% |
| Dunnock | 61 | 69 | 13% |
| Robin | 45 | 45 | 0% |
| Black Redstart | 1 | ||
| Blackbird | 149 | 162 | 9% |
| Fieldfare | 11 | 1 | -91% |
| Song Thrush | 5 | 13 | 160% |
| Redwing | 13 | 6 | -54% |
| Mistle Thrush | 2 | 4 | 100% |
| Sedge Warbler | 11 | ||
| Reed Warbler | 1 | 14 | 1300% |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 | ||
| Whitethroat | 4 | 7 | 75% |
| Garden Warbler | 2 | 1 | -50% |
| Blackcap | 14 | 16 | 14% |
| Chiffchaff | 2 | 13 | 550% |
| Willow Warbler | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Goldcrest | 8 | 18 | 125% |
| Long-tailed Tit | 24 | 65 | 171% |
| Marsh Tit | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Coal Tit | 49 | 67 | 37% |
| Blue Tit | 920 | 906 | -2% |
| Great Tit | 284 | 300 | 6% |
| Nuthatch | 6 | ||
| Treecreeper | 3 | 2 | -33% |
| Jay | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Magpie | 1 | ||
| Jackdaw | 170 | 317 | 86% |
| Raven | 6 | ||
| Starling | 117 | 127 | 9% |
| House Sparrow | 35 | 57 | 63% |
| Tree Sparrow | 70 | 49 | -30% |
| Chaffinch | 345 | 246 | -29% |
| Brambling | 64 | ||
| Greenfinch | 226 | 233 | 3% |
| Goldfinch | 483 | 254 | -47% |
| Siskin | 6 | 671 | 11083% |
| Linnet | 6 | 3 | -50% |
| Common Redpoll | 1 | ||
| Lesser Redpoll | 37 | 361 | 876% |
| Bullfinch | 10 | 4 | -60% |
| Yellowhammer | 457 | 96 | -79% |
| Reed Bunting | 334 | 228 | -32% |
| Corn Bunting | 5 | 1 | -80% |
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