 Cissbury Ring on 30th December 2007. The majority of the flint mines are among the gorse bushes in the left of the photograph. The view is looking northwards. The South Entrance is bottom right. Photograph by Grahame Algar. |
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Cissbury Ring on 30th December 2007. The majority of the flint mines are among the gorse bushes in the left of the photograph. The view is looking northwards. The South Entrance is bottom right. Photograph by Grahame Algar. |
BIRD RINGING - 2006
Now on to some real statistics....
These are lists of the sightings (and ringing) of birds on the downland above Findon I have received from Brian Clay who lives at High Salvington.....
| Totals of all Birds Ringed at Cissbury
from 1984 to 2006 (inclusive) Species Total Blackbird 734 Blackcap 6081 Blue Tit 1022 Bullfinch 655 Chaffinch 296 Chiffchaff 3159 Coal Tit 4 Corn Bunting 1 Cuckoo 3 Dunnock 938 Firecrest 35 Garden Warbler 525 Goldcrest 1437 Goldfinch 35 Grasshopper Warbler 39 Great Spotted 3 Great Tit 640 Green Woodpecker 26 Greenfinch 30 House Martin 2117 Jay 11 Kestrel 4 Lesser Whitethroat 452 Linnet 55 Long-tailed Tit 390 Magpie 7 Marsh Tit 80 Meadow Pipit 9 Mistle Thrush 1 Nightingale 27 Pied Flycatcher 12 Redpoll sp. 53 Redstart 64 Redwing 26 Reed Warbler 320 Ring Ouzel 8 Robin 1355 Sedge Warbler 98 Siskin 14 Song Thrush 547 Sparrowhawk 25 Spotted Flycatcher 70 Stonechat 1 Swallow 27 Tree Pipit 3 Treecreeper 34 Whinchat 1 Whitethroat 1832 Willow Warbler 3601 Wood Warbler 5 Woodcock 1 Woodpigeon 3 Wren 912 Yellow-browed Warbler 2 Yellowhammer 99 Grand Total: 27929 |
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Totals of Birds Ringed at Cissbury in 2006 |
These are a comprehensive list of the birds breeding within the "Ringing Site"..... supplied by Brian Clay.
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Breeding Birds at Cissbury Blackbird Blackcap Blue Tit Bullfinch Chaffinch Chiffchaff Dunnock Garden Warbler Goldfinch Great Spotted Great Tit Green Woodpecker Greenfinch Jay Lesser Whitethroat Linnet Long-tailed Tit Magpie Marsh Tit Robin Song Thrush Whitethroat Willow Warbler Wren Yellowhammer |
Hello Valerie..... I've extracted the
notes below from a summary of Saturday's (21st April 2007) ringing that
was sent to the bird club. 2 Willow Warblers singing at western end of site, Lapwings calling from the fields below, Green Woodpecker yaffling, Great Spotted Woodpecker hammering away at a nestbox, Yellowhammer singing. Cowslips in one of the net rides, Brimstones (males and females), peacocks, holly blues seen. Best regards..... Brian
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