Totals this year to date

The Group has since its formation taken biometrics on all birds ringed, as well as on retraps and controls (birds ringed elsewhere and captured at Rye Meads). This information can be made available to anyone engaged in genuine scientific research.

The table below shows the totals of birds ringed at Rye Meads by species, covering the full year of 2007.

Species
 
1960 - 2005
2006
 
2007
 
Grand Total
 
Little Grebe
83
10
6
99
 
Great Crested Grebe
10
 
 
10
 
Manx Shearwater
1
 
 
1
 
Gannet
1
 
 
1
 
Cormorant
3
 
 
3
 
Shag
1
 
 
1
 
Little Egret
 
1
 
1
 
Bittern
1
 
 
1
 
Grey Heron
5
 
12
17
Off site at Netherhall colony (LVRPA survey)
 
Mute Swan
209
11
10
230
 
Canada Goose
172
 
4
176
 
Egyptian Goose
7
 
6
13
Cannon-netted at Holyfield in Lea Valley Park
 
Shelduck
36
5
 
41
 
Gadwall
373
15
14
402
Lowest since 1995
 
Teal
253
11
4
268
 
Mallard
1,630
48
61
1,739
 
Pintail
1
 
 
1
 
Garganey
1
 
 
1
 
Shoveler
27
1
 
28
 
Pochard
9
1
2
12
 
Tufted Duck
721
17
26
764
 
Ruddy Duck
6
2
 
8
 
Sparrowhawk
51
2
3
56
 
Kestrel
91
 
 
91
 
Red-legged Partridge
2
 
 
2
 
Grey Partridge
3
 
 
3
 
Water Rail
136
2
 
138
First blank year since 1996
 
Moorhen
1,825
35
23
1,883
 
Coot
778
55
46
879
 
Little Ringed Plover
199
 
1
200
 
Ringed Plover
14
 
 
14
 
Lapwing
97
2
11
110
Equals our best year (1993)
 
Little Stint
1
 
 
1
 
Dunlin
14
 
 
14
 
Ruff
1
 
 
1
 
Jack Snipe
49
4
 
53
First blank year since 1998
 
Snipe
212
2
 
214
 
Woodcock
5
 
 
5
 
Bar-tailed Godwit
1
 
 
1
 
Redshank
22
 
2
24
 
Greenshank
3
 
 
3
 
Solitary Sandpiper
1
 
 
1
 
Green Sandpiper
57
5
1
63
 
Wood Sandpiper
2
 
 
2
 
Common Sandpiper
263
 
 
263
 
Black-headed Gull
221
7
 
228
First blank year since 1993
 
Common Gull
1
 
 
1
 
Common Tern
2,272
78
62
2,412
A poor season
 
Stock Dove
58
29
8
95
 
Woodpigeon
254
4
1
259
Lowest total for 14 years
 
Collared Dove
55
 
2
57
 
Turtle Dove
78
 
 
78
 
Cuckoo
88
1
1
90
 
Barn Owl
5
 
 
5
 
Little Owl
10
 
 
10
 
Tawny Owl
8
 
3
11
A record year
 
Long-eared Owl
4
 
 
4
 
Short-eared Owl
1
 
 
1
 
Swift
6,595
 
 
6,595
 
Kingfisher
1,103
30
22
1,155
 
Wryneck
5
 
 
5
 
Green Woodpecker
62
4
4
70
 
Great Spotted Woodpecker
109
4
10
123
 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
27
 
 
27
 
Skylark
268
 
 
268
 
Sand Martin
6,920
65
1
6,986
 
Swallow
4,248
9
26
4,283
 
House Martin
6,313
717
53
7,083
 
Tree Pipit
2
 
 
2
 
Meadow Pipit
1,073
20
90
1,183
Best year since 1975
 
Rock Pipit
2
 
 
2
 
Water Pipit
36
 
 
36
 
Yellow Wagtail (& ssp.)
1,540
 
1
1,541
First since 2001
 
Grey Wagtail
257
25
1
283
Lowest for 16 years
 
Pied Wagtail (& ssp.)
3,922
34
86
4,042
Best year since 1982
 
Black-bellied Dipper
1
 
 
1
 
Wren
5,123
80
154
5,357
 
Dunnock
6,067
117
166
6,350
 
Robin
2,692
71
106
2,869
 
Nightingale
12
 
 
12
 
Bluethroat
1
 
 
1
 
Black Redstart
3
 
 
3
 
Redstart
12
 
 
12
 
Whinchat
57
 
 
57
 
Stonechat
55
 
3
58
 
Wheatear
38
1
 
39
 
Ring Ouzel
1
 
 
1
 
Blackbird
6,726
64
97
6,887
 
Fieldfare
556
 
 
556
 
Song Thrush
4,221
30
56
4,307
 
Redwing
929
2
4
935
 
Mistle Thrush
20
 
 
20
 
Cetti's Warbler
24
 
8
32
A record year - previous best was 5 in 1979 and 1980
 
Grasshopper Warbler
78
 
2
80
First birds for seven years
 
Savi's Warbler
1
 
 
1
 
Sedge Warbler
18,902
422
370
19,694
 
Reed Warbler
10,746
447
473
11,666
Another record year - thanks to the increasing reedbeds
 
Barred Warbler
2
 
 
2
 
Lesser Whitethroat
2,447
40
45
2,532
 
Whitethroat
3,158
194
133
3,485
 
Garden Warbler
2,616
76
112
2,804
 
Blackcap
7,564
281
255
8,100
 
Wood Warbler
1
 
 
1
 
Chiffchaff
4,995
240
226
5,461
 
Willow Warbler
8,003
78
85
8,166
 
Goldcrest
542
16
7
565
Lowest total for 11 years
 
Firecrest
7
1
 
8
 
Spotted Flycatcher
104
 
2
106
First birds for six years
 
Pied Flycatcher
7
 
 
7
 
Bearded Tit
157
 
 
157
 
Long-tailed Tit
2,613
88
111
2,812
 
Marsh Tit
2
 
 
2
 
Willow Tit
430
 
 
430
 
Coal Tit
19
 
 
19
 
Blue Tit
8,025
298
214
8,537
 
Great Tit
5,567
295
249
6,111
 
Nuthatch
8
 
1
9
First bird for 10 years
 
Treecreeper
333
6
3
342
Lowest for 16 years
 
Great Grey Shrike
1
 
 
1
 
Jay
85
13
4
102
 
Magpie
271
13
11
295
 
Jackdaw
1
 
 
1
 
Carrion Crow
174
1
 
175
 
Starling
3,109
8
1
3,118
 
House Sparrow
3,872
 
 
3,872
 
Tree Sparrow
4,958
 
 
4,958
 
Chaffinch
3,017
67
72
3,156
 
Brambling
160
 
2
162
First birds since 1999, best since 1984
 
Greenfinch
10,285
100
230
10,615
Best for 16 years
 
Goldfinch
2,340
49
47
2,436
 
Siskin
83
 
 
83
 
Linnet
5,612
2
8
5,622
 
Lesser Redpoll
753
2
1
756
 
Bullfinch
3,007
30
31
3,068
 
Hawfinch
2
 
 
2
 
Yellowhammer
1,611
 
 
1,611
Now three blank years in a row
 
Little Bunting
1
 
 
1
 
Reed Bunting
8,320
85
118
8,523
 
Corn Bunting
231
 
 
231
 
Total to date
193,672
4,473
4,010
202,155
 
Number of species
138
65
68
139