tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39385327290339302942024-02-19T03:23:00.390-08:00Tree Sparrow projectAndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-70370184614688307482013-07-04T07:32:00.002-07:002013-07-04T07:32:42.120-07:00June 2013 Results<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The Tree Sparrows (TS) are doing better each year at the Clifton Tree Sparrow Recovery Project, our only known breeding site for the species in Calderdale. Several boxes (about 11) have TS nests. We've noticed this year that they are now using some of the boxes on the two large oaks, one of which is above the fishing-pond, and one on the near side of the pond when looking from the road; a new observation. The box on the big oak in the lane, furthest away from the cottages (box 1) has again been used by TS as usual.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">One very low box only a few metres from the feeders in the hedgerow was used successfully by TS this year, though one juvenile died at the RF (Ready to Fledge) stage.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Other species using the boxes are Great Tits</span><i style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Parus major</i><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> and Blue Tits </span><i style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Cyanistes caeruleus</i><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">, (3 of each.) There are about 55 boxes, mostly numbered, though the numbers are not always visible. The highest boxes on one of the oaks are not numbered.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">On 23rd June four boxes in a row on trees in the cottage garden had occupied TS nests. The young were at various stages from FS (feathers on wing short) to FL ( feathers long,) and brood sizes were two of 4, one of 3 and one of 5. They are very likely to have two or more broods in the season.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Tree Sparrows are in the eves at another group of cottages in the area, just over the fields, (Mike Stead), but the residents prefer not to have bird watchers peering up at their windows.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">House Sparrows have been seen at the site, and it looks like they have bred there this year, as two fledglings were huddling together on the lawn on 23rd June. They are unlikely to use the boxes, as they prefer a bigger hole, but may be ousting TS from the holes under the eves. </span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">We noticed that at least one Rook </span><i style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Corvus frugilegus</i><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> had learned to cling onto the feeders, so Jane Uttley deftly fixed plastic garden mesh round, which lets small birds in. Jane orders large sacks of golden or golden/white millet which, surprisingly to me, is grown in UK. Our initial grant for the project ran out some time ago, and Calderdale Bird Conservation Group are now paying for the seed. We have a rota to go and top-up.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">This encouraging news about TS numbers has been heard from various parts of the country. Yorkshire Naturalists Union Bird Report for 2011 says there has been a 58% increase in England since 1995.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Other sites at which TS used to be seen were at Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve, and at North Dean Woods (breeding in the old quarry - the late Frank Murgatroyd ) and in the railway viaduct over the River Calder at Salterhebble ( 1 nest in the early 90s - SB.) So they might reappear here soon.</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">(Jane Uttley and Steve Blacksmith - Calderdale Bird Conservation Group and Halifax Scientific Society.)</span><br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br />
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A female House Sparrow (right) at the fat feeder with Tree Sparrows</div>
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Male and female Tree Sparrows have no plumage difference.</div>
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Two recently fledged House Sparrows. (Juvenile Tree Sparrows have some of the head-markings of their parents.)</div>
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<br style="background-color: #666666; color: #240707; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-24768805838382670772012-12-06T05:10:00.002-08:002012-12-06T05:10:40.628-08:00THURSDAY 6th DECEMBERAbout 50 Tree Sparrows by the feeders at Jayhouse this dinnertime .Dave Franzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789907947072563553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-14612161834026713512012-09-12T06:28:00.001-07:002012-09-12T06:28:32.914-07:00Tree Sparrows ringed by Sean Gray<a href="http://training-to-ring-birds.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/clifton_09.html">http://training-to-ring-birds.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/clifton_09.html</a><br />
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This is a link to a pic of tree Sparrows at Jay house lane being ringed by Sean gray.It would be good to know if there are any bids around still with rings on.Im sure Sean can tell us how many he ringed.??AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-21333624592993056952012-09-10T09:44:00.001-07:002012-09-10T09:44:53.672-07:00Monday 10th septA newly fledged juv Tree sparrow was on the floor underneath the feeders this evening,flew into cover as i approached.15 Lapwing in the field opposite.and 2 Swallows overAndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-14471010203343339112012-09-09T02:06:00.000-07:002012-09-09T12:40:39.626-07:00Survey: What other species might be using the feeders put out for the Tree Sparrows ?<br />
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This took place on 2nd September, last Sunday. We were concerned that though volunteers were filling up the feeders with red millet most days of the week we didn't know to what extent the seed was being eaten by other species. Some doubt was there that we might be feeding carrion crows and grey squirrels, which to most concerned birders and naturalists, would be a waste of seed and volunteers' time.<br />
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We staked out the feeders and watched in shifts from about 60 metres away from a small hide, designed for one person around a folding chair, lent by Jane Uttley, (except for Andy Cockroft, who used his usual fishing umbrella arrangement.)<br />
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The results were that we need not have worried - by far the most regular feeding species, and the only one in any numbers, on 2nd September 2012 was Tree Sparrow. We also got a good estimate of the size of the flock at the colony, two of us independently estimating it at up to 40 Tree Sparrows.<br />
This is up 100% on last winter when typical counts were in the 20s. They must have either had a good breeding season or attracted some wanderers. (Tree Sparrows with rings have been controlled after crossing the whole of England.) <br />
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These were the results of our Sunday watch:<br />
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<u>Observer and times</u><br />
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Andy Cockroft 06.30 - 08.30</h3>
Maximum count of TS at feeders 27<br />
Greenfinch 3<br />
Robin 2<br />
Great tit 2<br />
Blue Tit 3<br />
Dunnock 1<br />
Chaffinch 1<br />
Andy said it was an interesting and worthwhile excercise<br />
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Steve Blacksmith 08.30 -10.30</h3>
Max TS at feeders 11 (but c.30 in hawthorns around the feeders at the same time.)<br />
Robin 2<br />
Great Tit 1<br />
Greenfinch 1<br />
Blue Tit 1<br />
Steve pointed out that there were several dog walkers and joggers passing the other side of the hedgerow during his watch but agreed it was revealing and interesting to see the different use made of feeders away from a garden.<br />
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Jane Uttley 10.30 - 12.30</h3>
<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weather :- Mainly cloudy but mild,
occasional light drizzle</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tree
sparrows were by far the most common, up to 20 on the feeders at one time and
many more (15+) waiting in the bushes. They came in groups at a time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fed for about 15 mins. then flew off to
return in about 30 mins I am not sure if they were the same ones but I suspect
they were. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10.50 -
11.10 up to 12 feeding at a time</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11.45 –
12.00 up to 20 feeding at a time</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In between
just 2 – 4 feeding</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other Birds</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 blue tit
and 1 great tit twice but did not feed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 chaffinch
and 1 greenfinch ate for a few mins</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 robins fed
for a very short while.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other birds
in bushes (heard not seen) Great spotted woodpecker, dunnock , wood pigeon,
collard dove and wren. Rooks and Jackdaws in fields but not near feeders.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So obviously we seem to be doing well with the
tree sparrows though not sure what will happen in the winter when other birds
‘run out’ of food</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span> </div>
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Dave Sutcliffe 14.30 - 16.30</h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Tree Sparrow feeding – and using the feeders
in equal measure</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">20 + from 14.30 till 14.37</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2 from 14.37 till 14.45</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">18+ from 15.01 till 15.15</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">10 from 15.15 till15.25 and 2 House
Sparrows with them</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">27 in the top of a nearby bush with another
c18 on the feeders at the same time (12 together in one feeder) all at 16.10
till 16.15</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">None after 16.15</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In between – 1 Gt Sp Woodpecker very
briefly on the feeder at 14.35 may have been put off by the model aircraft and
did not stay long</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1 Great Tit put in 2 very short appearances
on the feeders at 14.37 and 16.00</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">No other species used the feeders while I
was there though Goldfinch and Greenfinch and 1 Linnet were nearby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-89598013320558665932012-09-01T08:09:00.000-07:002012-09-01T08:10:28.202-07:00Sunday 2nd tmrwHi all Im starting things off tomorrow at 6.30,I have all my own stuff so dont need a hide will record everything using the feeding station.AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-37260700117303427502012-08-27T15:17:00.001-07:002012-08-27T15:17:24.365-07:00The colony's extentIt is centred around the the two cottages in Jay House Lane, but extends (for winter feeding at least) as far as Bailiff Bridge. Birders are not welcomed at the group of cottages set well off to the right going down to Bailiff Bridge, but there are some public footpaths near there on the Ordnance Survey Map that we can legitimately use.<br />
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In the past I have seen TS on the land now occupied by the golf course. Also near the Armitage Arms pub at the beginning of Clifton Village, associating with House Sparrows there around a racing pigeon loft, which is possibly gone.<br />
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Maybe other birders have seen them further out?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938532729033930294.post-60060283195755220652012-08-22T02:39:00.003-07:002012-08-22T02:39:58.744-07:00Tree sparrows Jay House laneThe Tree sparrows at Jay House lane is calderdales longest surviving colony and the bast place to see this species locally.AndyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249179467388174873noreply@blogger.com0