Prelim results from 2009

A final team of nine - Kenny, Tony, Bob, Alan, Liz, Derek(Fred), Stephen, Roy and Joe. The journey up was in glorious sunny weather, the crossing in a heavy drizzle (which continued on and off for most of the morning) and the rest of the week was predominantly dry and sunny.

Sunday night: the whole team at The Maze for a full session. 234 new birds, 41 retraps.
Monday night: all at The Maze again for a full night. 191 new, 33 retraps.
Tuesday night: split teams - Bob, Liz and Roy with one net on the Slabs for a full night, with the rest still at The Maze - but with a shortened night due to malfunctioning sound system. From the Slabs - 150 new, 56 retraps; The Maze 57 new, 4 retraps.
Wednesday night: relocation of all nets to the lower camp site. Team of four - Liz and Tony extracting, Bob and Stephen ringing. 207 new, 13 retraps.

Totals: 839 new 147 retraps - two Portuguese and one Norwegian control with several British controls.

In addition caught one juvenile Great Black-backed gull, three wren, one Pied Wagtail, three Meadow Pipit and one Twite (not included in the figures above which all relate to Storm Petrels).

Forty-nine Fulmar nests were recorded and three of Shag.

Forty-nine species of bird were recorded along with six species of butterfly and seven grey seals.

More to follow...