Totals for 2009

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 calendar year 2009 and the grand totals for the Group. This is presented in the sequence recommended by the British Ornithologists Union.

For a review of ringing in 2009, go to Highlights of 2009.

A review of how the Group has contributed to the UK national totals in 2008 is found in 2008 in a national context.

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Species
 
1960 - 2005
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
Grand Total
 
Mute Swan
209
11
10
5
9
244
 
Canada Goose
172
 
4
2
 
178
 
Egyptian Goose
7
 
6
 
 
13
 
Shelduck
36
5
 
 
 
41
 
Gadwall
373
15
14
40
8
450
 
Teal
253
11
4
14
29
311
 
Mallard
1,630
48
61
43
54
1,836
 
Pintail
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Garganey
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Shoveler
27
1
 
 
2
30
 
Pochard
9
1
2
2
6
20
 
Tufted Duck
721
17
26
9
27
800
 
Ruddy Duck
6
2
 
 
 
8
 
Red-legged Partridge
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Grey Partridge
3
 
 
 
 
3
 
Little Grebe
83
10
6
1
8
108
 
Great Crested Grebe
10
 
 
 
 
10
 
Manx Shearwater
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Gannet
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Cormorant
3
 
 
 
 
3
 
Shag
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Bittern
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Little Egret
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
Grey Heron
5
 
12
 
 
17
 
Sparrowhawk
51
2
3
9
4
69
 
Kestrel
91
 
 
3
2
96
 
Water Rail
136
2
 
 
1
139
 
Moorhen
1,825
35
23
15
23
1,921
 
Coot
778
55
46
20
42
941
 
Little Ringed Plover
199
 
1
 
 
200
 
Ringed Plover
14
 
 
2
 
16
 
Lapwing
97
2
11
2
 
112
 
Little Stint
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Dunlin
14
 
 
1
 
15
 
Ruff
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Jack Snipe
49
4
 
2
 
55
 
Snipe
212
2
 
1
2
217
 
Woodcock
5
 
 
 
 
5
 
Bar-tailed Godwit
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Redshank
22
 
2
 
 
24
 
Greenshank
3
 
 
 
 
3
 
Solitary Sandpiper
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Green Sandpiper
57
5
1
2
 
65
 
Wood Sandpiper
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Common Sandpiper
263
 
 
 
1
264
 
Black-headed Gull
221
7
 
3
27
258
 
Common Gull
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Common Tern
2,272
78
62
33
28
2,473
 
Stock Dove
58
29
8
8
 
103
 
Woodpigeon
254
4
1
4
14
277
 
Collared Dove
55
 
2
 
2
59
 
Turtle Dove
78
 
 
 
 
78
 
Cuckoo
88
1
1
2
2
94
 
Barn Owl
5
 
 
 
 
5
 
Little Owl
10
 
 
 
 
10
 
Tawny Owl
8
 
3
 
 
11
 
Long-eared Owl
4
 
 
 
 
4
 
Short-eared Owl
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Swift
6,595
 
 
28
 
6,623
 
Kingfisher
1,103
30
22
28
31
1,214
 
Wryneck
5
 
 
 
 
5
 
Green Woodpecker
62
4
4
5
2
77
 
Great Spotted Woodpecker
109
4
10
9
2
134
 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
27
 
 
 
 
27
 
Skylark
268
 
 
 
 
268
 
Sand Martin
6,920
65
1
26
1
7,013
 
Swallow
4,248
9
26
14
 
4,297
 
House Martin
6,313
717
53
248
13
7,344
 
Tree Pipit
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Meadow Pipit
1,073
20
90
50
8
1,241
 
Rock Pipit
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Water Pipit
36
 
 
3
 
39
 
Yellow Wagtail (& ssp.)
1,540
 
1
 
 
1,541
 
Grey Wagtail
257
25
1
13
14
310
 
Pied Wagtail (& ssp.)
3,922
34
86
7
1
4,050
 
Dipper
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Wren
5,123
80
154
137
112
5,606
 
Dunnock
6,067
117
166
148
125
6,623
 
Robin
2,692
71
106
91
99
3,059
 
Nightingale
12
 
 
 
1
13
 
Bluethroat
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Black Redstart
3
 
 
 
 
3
 
Redstart
12
 
 
 
 
12
 
Whinchat
57
 
 
 
 
57
 
Stonechat
55
 
3
 
1
59
 
Wheatear
38
1
 
1
 
40
 
Ring Ouzel
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Blackbird
6,726
64
97
82
72
7,041
 
Fieldfare
556
 
 
3
 
559
 
Song Thrush
4,221
30
56
53
30
4,390
 
Redwing
929
2
4
2
1
938
 
Mistle Thrush
20
 
 
 
 
20
 
Cetti's Warbler
24
 
8
10
23
65
 
Grasshopper Warbler
78
 
2
4
1
85
 
Savi's Warbler
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Sedge Warbler
18,902
422
370
447
370
20,511
 
Reed Warbler
10,746
447
473
544
360
12,570
 
Blackcap
7,564
281
255
277
241
8,618
 
Garden Warbler
2,616
76
112
87
59
2,950
 
Barred Warbler
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Lesser Whitethroat
2,447
40
45
35
40
2,607
 
Whitethroat
3,158
194
133
164
105
3,754
 
Wood Warbler
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Chiffchaff
4,995
240
226
301
319
6,081
 
Willow Warbler
8,003
78
85
88
77
8,331
 
Goldcrest
542
16
7
69
8
642
 
Firecrest
7
1
 
1
 
9
 
Spotted Flycatcher
104
 
2
 
 
106
 
Pied Flycatcher
7
 
 
 
 
7
 
Bearded Tit
157
 
 
 
 
157
 
Long-tailed Tit
2,613
88
111
144
105
3,061
 
Blue Tit
8,025
298
214
233
281
9,051
 
Great Tit
5,567
295
249
263
277
6,651
 
Coal Tit
19
 
 
1
 
20
 
Willow Tit
430
 
 
 
 
430
 
Marsh Tit
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Nuthatch
8
 
1
 
 
9
 
Treecreeper
333
6
3
8
7
357
 
Great Grey Shrike
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Jay
85
13
4
2
6
110
 
Magpie
271
13
11
7
9
311
 
Jackdaw
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Carrion Crow
174
1
 
1
 
176
 
Starling
3,109
8
1
2
5
3,125
 
House Sparrow
3,872
 
 
 
1
3,873
 
Tree Sparrow
4,958
 
 
 
 
4,958
 
Chaffinch
3,017
67
72
85
66
3,307
 
Brambling
160
 
2
 
 
162
 
Greenfinch
10,285
100
230
216
99
10,930
 
Goldfinch
2,340
49
47
23
32
2,491
 
Siskin
83
 
 
 
 
83
 
Linnet
5,612
2
8
1
 
5,623
 
Lesser Redpoll
753
2
1
 
 
756
 
Bullfinch
3,007
30
31
23
15
3,106
 
Hawfinch
2
 
 
 
 
2
 
Yellowhammer
1,611
 
 
 
1
1,612
 
Little Bunting
1
 
 
 
 
1
 
Reed Bunting
8,320
85
118
79
124
8,726
 
Corn Bunting
231
 
 
 
 
231
 
Total to date
193,672
4,473
4,010
4,286
3,435
209,876
 
Number of species
138
65
68
69
61
139