So, after a spell of uncertainly when it was unsure whose rings would be used on site, we now know that we are no longer ringing here under the Maple Cross umbrella. We shall,of course, continue to share data and Broadwater will become the first site covered by the newly formed Colne Valley Ringing Group.
Monitoring Broadwater in winter can be slow. Many birds move to the river and our nets are at the opposite end of the lake. We caught a total of 16 birds and 10 of these were retraps.
The two oldest retraps were Blue Tit Y386003 that was first seen when it was ringed as a juvenile on 15th September 2013. We also captured Long-tailed Tit EBN020 that was ringed on 22nd September 2011 and was then seen in the February of 2012 and 2013.
6M Goldfinch
Totals: 6 (10)
Wren - 0 (2)
Robin - 1 (1)
Dunnock - 0 (1)
Blue Tit - 3 (2)
Great Tit - 1 (3)
Long-tailed Tit - 0 (1)
Goldfinch - 1