May 2026 Ringing Totals

On the 30th May, a juvenile Coal tit, which must have just fledged further North towards to town, looking very yellow, like a Great Tit.  

May 2026 has been yet again anouther good month ringing total wise with 215 birds ringed, compared to recent years of around 150 birds ringed each may, with you having to go back to 2015 with 271 birds ringed to surpass this mays total. Chiffchaffs remain our most ringed species, with Linnets and Great Tits producing a reasonable number of young supplementing the ringing total. Our 10th site record of Melodious Warbler this month has to be also worth mentioning again!.  

Species	Ringed
Chiffchaff	45
Linnet	25
Great Tit	25
Blackcap	20
Goldfinch	17
Lesser Whitethroat	15
Willow Warbler	13
Reed Warbler	13
Robin	9
House Sparrow	6
Spotted Flycatcher	6
Whitethroat	5
Starling	4
Blackbird	3
Firecrest	1
Wren	1
Chaffinch	1
Garden Warbler	1
Pied Flycatcher	1
Melodious Warbler	1
Coal Tit	1
Dunnock	1
Woodpigeon	1
Total	215

Sunday 31st May 2026

 

Apart from what lives here & baby birds it's all quiet on the migration front with 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow & a Swift as exciting as it got. A Peregrine put in an appearance.

Ephestia woodiella was first noted here in 1996 & is now very common. It has been moving north as a species for some time slowly colonising new areas. Living on dried & dead plant material, which is not in short supply especially in drought conditions.

Ringing: 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Robin.