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~ Species List & Oldest Birds ~

Total birds (adult & pulli) ringed at Stanford Reservoir since 1976.
Pink headed columns show oldest birds recorded by Stanford Ringing Group (species in bold are GB & Ireland longevity records).
108 species ringed in total. (Updated 24/05/20).

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Ref Species Total Ringed Date Finding Date Days Age
673Blackcap1434524/06/200027/08/200518905y 2m 4d
709Blue Tit908810/06/200618/02/201428107y 8m 10d
671Whitethroat759703/08/200202/08/200925566y 11m 30d
685Chiffchaff693025/08/200116/07/200514213y 10m 21d
711Great Tit688528/05/200526/05/201329207y 11m 29d
647Reed Warbler518817/07/199916/07/200936529y 11m 30d
763Tree Sparrow490624/04/201012/04/201518144y 11m 18d
687Willow Warbler468831/07/199418/08/200125757y 0m 19d
860Reed Bunting438404/07/201123/11/201826997y 4m 22d
627Redwing435518/10/201309/12/201611483y 1m 21d
642Sedge Warbler427814/07/199319/06/199921665y 11m 5d
778Chaffinch342121/04/198526/06/199433539y 2m 6d
565Wren246310/05/200827/03/201214173y 10m 17d
786Greenfinch232411/06/200519/11/201123526y 5m 9d
621Blackbird223821/10/200105/09/2013433711y 10m 15d
569Dunnock207421/12/199430/06/200123836y 6m 10d
576Robin195319/12/200929/12/201418365y 0m 10d
672Garden Warbler166502/07/200508/08/2015368910y 1m 5d
702Long-tailed Tit146930/06/200114/06/200825416y 11m 15d
670Lesser Whitethroat133223/07/200502/07/201121705y 11m 9d
689Goldcrest130619/10/200204/12/20047772y 1m 15d
791.025Lesser Redpoll124711/07/198111/08/198514924y 1m 31d
787Goldfinch111921/12/200708/08/201216924y 7m 18d
807Bullfinch107426/07/200822/04/201420965y 8m 26d
536Swallow100519/05/201209/09/20148422y 3m 21d
845Yellowhammer80130/01/199506/04/200226237y 2m 7d
549Meadow Pipit77118/12/197628/10/19786791y 10m 9d
626Song Thrush74304/07/198115/07/198722026y 0m 11d
789Linnet61012/05/201123/07/201618995y 2m 13d
625Fieldfare52007/03/201001/12/201210002y 8m 26d
540House Martin43921/09/201019/05/20126071y 7m 29d
424Stock Dove38303/09/201119/08/201721775y 11m 16d
720Treecreeper36002/07/201124/10/201619415y 3m 24d
636Grasshopper Warbler26616/05/198101/06/198618425y 0m 16d
705Willow Tit24613/05/198412/07/198711553y 2m 28d
554Yellow Wagtail22303/07/197601/07/19787281y 11m 28d
708Coal Tit19415/08/200915/11/201211883y 3m 2d
754Starling18315/12/200004/09/200620895y 8m 19d
482Kingfisher17505/10/200215/11/20034061y 1m 9d
532Sand Martin16619/06/200607/08/201118755y 1m 17d
500Great Spotted Woodpecker12712/07/201318/01/201920165y 6m 8d
474Swift12031/05/198002/06/198414634y 0m 3d
557Pied Wagtail98
743Jackdaw9027/06/200017/01/2011385710y 6m 23d
703Marsh Tit7511/09/199930/03/20029312y 6m 19d
556Grey Wagtail6811/09/201619/12/20174631y 3m 7d
586Redstart6616/07/200530/07/2005140y 0m 14d
780Brambling6212/11/199520/11/199580y 0m 8d
630Cetti's Warbler6226/08/201628/12/20188542y 4m 3d
426Woodpigeon6009/05/198108/02/198928327y 9m 2d
182Sparrowhawk5513/11/201303/12/201611163y 0m 21d
456Tawny Owl5109/04/200514/07/2016411411y 3m 6d
200Kestrel4015/05/200405/01/200813303y 7m 22d
447Barn Owl3913/06/201206/10/201615754y 3m 23d
442Cuckoo29
692Spotted Flycatcher27
736Jay2620/11/200303/04/20055001y 4m 14d
392Common Tern2612/06/200511/08/201226177y 2m 1d
496Green Woodpecker2512/11/201124/11/20123781y 0m 13d
93Mute Swan1911/04/199523/07/2009521714y 3m 13d
347Common Sandpiper17
297Lapwing15
123Mallard1424/07/199328/11/19958572y 4m 6d
758House Sparrow1226/05/201405/04/201814103y 10m 10d
747Carrion Crow12
432Turtle Dove11
716Nuthatch1107/12/200010/11/20013380y 11m 3d
739Magpie10
248Moorhen9
788Siskin909/03/200329/01/200610572y 10m 22d
547Tree Pipit9
431Collared Dove8
119Gadwall625/07/199325/01/19941830y 6m 1d
327Woodcock617/12/200507/01/2006210y 0m 21d
690Firecrest615/12/200105/01/2002210y 0m 21d
791Common Redpoll5
525Skylark513/05/198506/07/1985540y 1m 22d
590Whinchat4
679Yellow-browed Warbler4
278Little Ringed Plover316/06/198604/08/1986490y 1m 17d
646Marsh Warbler3
321Common Snipe3
596Wheatear3
369Black-headed Gull209/06/199413/04/2017834422y 10m 4d
344Green Sandpiper2
320Jack Snipe2
504Lesser Spotted Woodpecker204/05/198603/08/1986910y 3m 31d
455Little Owl213/06/198319/06/19857372y 0m 7d
460Long-eared Owl228/02/198201/04/1982320y 1m 31d
628Mistle Thrush204/01/200219/01/20033801y 0m 15d
279Ringed Plover230/04/201015/06/201518725y 1m 14d
137Tufted Duck2
683Wood Warbler2
585Black Redstart1
105Canada Goose110/07/197716/02/198527787y 7m 9d
864Corn Bunting1
155Goosander1
76Grey Heron1
492Hoopoe1
655Icterine Warbler1
376Lesser Black-backed Gull130/11/197308/09/198128397y 9m 9d
578Nightingale1
730Red-backed Shrike1
224Red-legged Partridge1
696Pied Flycatcher117/06/197927/08/198315324y 2m 11d
493Wryneck1
679.5Dusky Warbler1
592Stonechat1
328Black-tailed Godwit012/06/200525/06/2017439712y 0m 15d
Roseate Tern 0 16/07/1980 24/05/2004  8713 23y 10m 8d

Click here for Annual totals of the main Warbler species ringed at Stanford.

BTO Longevity Records can be found by clicking here

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