Study Area 2013

Intensive Site Visits: 12 selected sites

Round 1 3/7-4/8: nest trees Scots Pine 5, Norway Spruce 4, Oak 2, Douglas Fir 1; birds recorded male 5, female 10, total adult 15

Round 2 15/8-29/8: occupied 12, failed 0; found fledged 6x2, 4x1+ in visits; birds recorded adult male 5, adult female 10, juvenile 16, total 31

Breeding: Totals to 2/10, all sites

Display period: 2/5-19/6 34 sites (29 male, 21 female: 50 total)

Sitting/Rearing period: 20/6-15/8 29 sites (19 male, 16 female: 35 total)

Fledging period: 16/8-2/10 53 sites (18 male, 27 female, 83 juvenile: 128 total)

Gangs of juveniles: none observed..

Study Area 2013: Migrants

Spring: Totals 30/4 to 4/5

1st bird: male NE over Staward (Allen), 30 April, 15:13, power-glide

Autumn: Totals 5/10 to 27/10

Out of Study Area 2013

Ireland (14/5-22/5): female in breeding habitat, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, 20/5

Latvia (2/6-10/6): none in Riga area

Estonia (24/6-28/6): female on edge of Tallinn, 27/6

north Northumberland (11/8): female out to forage, Cockenheugh

Jersey (3/9-11/9): total for visit - 7 breeding birds (2 sites, 1 male, 2 female, 4 juvenile), 2 migrants (2 male – S, E).

5/9 NW of island, Cueillette de Grantez, family party 4 birds, locally bred; migrant: adult male S.

7/9 N of island, Bouley Bay W, 2 juveniles, locally bred; migrant: adult male E.

8/9 N of island, 1 adult female, presumed mother of 2 juveniles.

11/9 N of island, 1 adult female, presumed same as 8/9.

Chilterns (23/9): juvenile on site, Bledlow

Devon (21/10-25/10): juvenile S, Dawlish Warren, 22/10

Ireland (1/11-8/11): juvenile resting, The Raven, Co Wexford, 7/11