Weir Wood Bird Ringing

Introduction
The information below was contributed by Roy Sanderson. Roy usually rings at Weir Wood throughout the year (except for May and early June to avoid disturbance during the nesting period) and has records going back more than 30 years.

This page was updated on 19th April 2012.

Ringing recoveries

Chiffchaff -
     Ringed at Weir Wood on 26th July 2008
    Controlled at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire on 2nd Oct 2011.
    Movement 383 km NNW (having been to Africa three times meanwhile)

Nesting news - 2012

18th April Report:
A visit to all of the nestboxes on 29th March produced just 2 Stock Dove eggs. Plenty of nest-building in the tit boxes, but no eggs. A Canada goose had 3 eggs on 16th April.

2012 Ringing Report

There have been two short ringing sessions so far this year. The totals are as follows:

Colour-ringed Grey Herons

Sam Bayley is trying to find out the dispersal and areas used by the Grey Herons that are born at Warnham Local Nature Reserve in Horsham. 35 birds were colour-ringed in 2010. One of the targets for the project is to see if there is any interaction with other Heronries, so any sightings from Weir Wood would be greatly appreciated. The birds have got an orange ring on the left tibia and a metal ring on the right tarsus. The colour ring is inscribed with three black digits. Please send reports to sightings@weirwood.me.uk and we will pass them on to Sam.
One seen at west end Weir Wood Reservoir on 2nd September 2010 (ST)

2011 Ringing Summary

A total of 433 birds were ringed. Highlights included Barn Owl chicks for the second year running, a Grey Heron caught in a mist net, and a record total of 110 Lesser Redpolls.