New birds banded
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05/06
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06/07
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07/08
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08/09
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09/10
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10/11
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11/12
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12/13
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8yr Av
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Silvereye
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1190
|
853
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1759
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1403
|
1156
|
1
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1934
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1
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1341
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1
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1063
|
1
|
1337
|
|
H
Sparrow
|
353
|
295
|
517
|
495
|
474
|
2
|
698
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3
|
620
|
2
|
905
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2
|
545
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|
Greenfinch
|
163
|
280
|
518
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266
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261
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3
|
710
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2
|
211
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3
|
197
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3
|
326
|
|
Chaffinch
|
99
|
99
|
163
|
109
|
110
|
5
|
161
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5
|
195
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4
|
175
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4
|
139
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|
Blackbird
|
108
|
119
|
124
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185
|
133
|
4
|
123
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6
|
174
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5
|
151
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5
|
140
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|
Goldfinch
|
16
|
26
|
62
|
36
|
61
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8
|
39
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12
|
43
|
9
|
140
|
6
|
53
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|
Starling
|
64
|
80
|
166
|
56
|
91
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6
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76
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8
|
73
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6
|
91
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7
|
87
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|
Tui
|
10
|
54
|
86
|
73
|
71
|
7
|
67
|
9
|
57
|
7
|
71
|
8
|
61
|
|
Dunnock
|
27
|
44
|
41
|
46
|
44
|
11
|
56
|
10
|
37
|
10
|
65
|
9
|
45
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|
Fantail
|
42
|
57
|
58
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31
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46
|
10
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78
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7
|
30
|
11
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60
|
10
|
50
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Grey
Warbler
|
13
|
17
|
12
|
20
|
21
|
12
|
41
|
13
|
49
|
8
|
39
|
11
|
27
|
|
Yellowhammer
|
23
|
7
|
13
|
14
|
56
|
9
|
162
|
4
|
20
|
12
|
27
|
12
|
40
|
|
Song
Thrush
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
14
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7
|
14
|
1
|
15
|
5
|
13
|
5
|
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E
Rosella
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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1
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15
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0
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16
|
1
|
16
|
2
|
14
|
1
|
|
Kingfisher
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
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0
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16
|
1
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15
|
2
|
13
|
1
|
15
|
2
|
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Redpoll
|
1
|
5
|
4
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0
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15
|
13
|
42
|
11
|
1
|
14
|
1
|
16
|
9
|
|
Magpie
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0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
|
Bellbird
|
|
|
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
18
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0
|
18
|
0
|
|
2120
|
1943
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3532
|
2741
|
2547
|
|
4195
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|
2855
|
|
2993
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2866
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Recaptures
The number of each species that were recaptured in each of the last 3 years. This number includes, in many cases, the multiple recaps of the same bird.
ReCaps
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10/11
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11/12
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12/13
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Silvereye
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1128
|
571
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621
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House Sparrow
|
73
|
82
|
148
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Blackbird
|
81
|
55
|
71
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Greenfinch
|
172
|
93
|
55
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Chaffinch
|
25
|
33
|
23
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Starling
|
15
|
30
|
23
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Dunnock
|
21
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6
|
13
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Grey Warbler
|
4
|
13
|
13
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Tui
|
10
|
8
|
10
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Fantail
|
31
|
10
|
7
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Goldfinch
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0
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4
|
3
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Song Thrush
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0
|
0
|
1
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Kaka
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0
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1
|
1
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Yellowhammer
|
4
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0
|
0
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1564
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906
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989
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Species caught in the 12/13 year
Species are ranked according to the number of new birds banded (recaps are in brackets)
No 1 Silvereye - 1063 (621) Has been the No 1 species each year but this year's numbers are well below the average with a big drop at several sites.
No 2 House Sparrow - 905 (148) Usually at No 2 and well above the average with a very big breeding season and large numbers of juvenile birds caught.
No 3 Greenfinch - 197 (55) our lowest tally for 7 years. The drop in numbers was evident at all our sites so there appeared to be fewer Greenfinch around the city. This species is usually at 3rd but has been ahead of Sparrows in a couple of years.
No 4 Chaffinch - 175 (23) usually at 4 or 5 on the list and slightly above average.
No 5 Blackbird - 151 (71) also slightly up on the average.
No 6 Goldfinch - 140 (3) the big mover for the year and by far our highest tally. A large number of juveniles were caught at our stream sites and these will hopefully show up in the recapture figures over the next 5 years or so.
No 7 Starling - 91 (23) pretty close to the average for new birds but a very good recapture rate.
No 8 Tui - 71 (10) with the exception of 07/08 when we targeted Tui one of our highest tallies.
No 9 Dunnock - (13) after a big drop in numbers last year well above the average.
No 10 Fantail - 60 (10) above average but numbers fluctuate a lot depending on the winter survival.
No 11 Grey Warbler - 39 (11) lower than last year but still above the average.
No 12 Yellowhammer - 27 (0) another species that fluctuates a lot with catches fluctuating depending on where they feed during the winter and the catch ability of the site. It was a bit disappointing not to get any recaps.
No 13 Song Thrush - 5 (1)
No 14 Eastern Rosella - 2 (0) a bycatch at the Karori Cemetery site but we did have 2 bounce at other sites. I expect this species to feature more in the future.
No 15 Kingfisher - 1 (0) a bird caught on the last banding day of the year.
No 16 Redpoll - 1 (0) a large flock fed at MacAlister Park last winter but we were unable to catch any.
Old Birds
The oldest bird recaptured or recovered for each species. Species in red are from this last year.
Band No
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Species
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Days
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Est Age
|
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D
|
71970
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Blackbird
|
4021
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12yr 0mth
|
A
|
135040
|
Silvereye
|
3817
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10yr 9mth
|
D
|
185240
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Starling
|
3107
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13yr 2mth
|
Y
|
185226
|
Tui
|
3001
|
9yr 8mth
|
B
|
96619
|
House Sparrow
|
2773
|
8yr 0mth
|
A
|
104329
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Chaffinch
|
2574
|
8yr 0mth
|
A
|
168383
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Greenfinch
|
1956
|
5yr 3mth
|
AA
|
4172
|
Grey Warbler
|
1519
|
4yr 4mth
|
A
|
153123
|
Goldfinch
|
1428
|
4yr 5mth
|
A
|
167973
|
Dunnock
|
1413
|
4yr 0mth
|
AX
|
1919
|
Fantail Pied
|
1176
|
3yr 3mth
|
A
|
104139
|
Yellowhammer
|
1114
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3yr 6mth
|
The number of birds that were recaptured or recovered that were over 5 years from banding for the last 2 years.
Over 5 yr
|
11/12
|
12/13
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Silvereye
|
16
|
13
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Starling
|
2
|
9
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Tui
|
2
|
6
|
Blackbird
|
2
|
5
|
Chaffinch
|
1
|
2
|
Greenfinch
|
0
|
2
|
House
Sparrow
|
1
|
1
|
24
|
38
|
It is good to see that several species have had a substantial increase in the oldest bird category and also an increase in the number of birds caught over 5 years from banding.
Birds recovered dead for the last 3 years
Recoveries
|
10/11
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11/12
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12/13
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Silvereye
|
14
|
5
|
11
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Blackbird
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
House Sparrow
|
11
|
20
|
7
|
Starling
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
Tui
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
Chaffinch
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Dunnock
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
Greenfinch
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
Grey Warbler
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Fantail
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Goldfinch
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
53
|
46
|
38
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