Observatoire Avifaune estuaire et marais de la basse Seine Partners : CRBPO & GONm
NEW : RESULTS 2011 !
Duration : Ringing took place between Sunday 31st July and Sunday 21st August 2011
Methods :
8 x 36m net runs, equally shared between two separate ringing stations within the reed beds (within the hunting reserve on the north bank of the Seine), for the Aquatic Warbler Programme (ACROLA)
1 x 36m net at each ringing station, considered separately from the ACROLA programme and intended to generate additional birds for training purposes (STAGE) (using a mixed species tape lure)
Additional ringing activities to support the training aims of the Camp (woodland, garden, Swallow pulli)
Ringers : Pascal Provost (MdE), Matthieu Lorthois (CSNHN), Gilles Le Guillou (MdE), Laurent Demongin, Bruno Dumeige, Andrew Moss, George Candelin.
Helpers : Including qualified British ringers not holding a French permit: Gaspard Bernard, Elodie Rémond, Olivier Gore, Gerry Thomas, Paul Ashworth, Alan Heath, Kevin Henderson, Chris Batty, Denise Lamsdell, Chris Lamsdell, Pierre-André Moreau, Virginie Radola, Thomas Herault, Karen Moss, Michel Simon, Anne Parisot, François Boulet, Vivien Chouquet, Fabrice Gallien, Coralie Bonjean, Yannick Jacob, Emmanuel Schmitt, Thomas Couet, Vincent Paillaud and others who passed through the Camp…
Thanks to all the ringers and helpers for all their efforts (including having to set up and completely take down all nets every day following the theft of some nets early on in the month and coping with the vagaries of the weather…), for their motivation and their good humour!
TOTAL (not including birds caught as part of the ringer's qualification exams) : 3998 birds ringed of 30 species
Ten most numerous species:
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
SPECIES ACROLA STAGE
Sedge Warbler 1268 416
Reed Warbler 781 267
Bearded Reedling 273 51
Bluethroat 165 136
Reed Bunting 90 21
Savi's Warbler 86 120
Aquatic Warbler 70 12
Yellow Wagtail 28 18
Cetti's Warbler 20 14
Marsh Warbler 11 6
Overall it has been a poor year for Warblers. Thanks to the mixed-species tape lure used with the STAGE net runs good numbers of Bluethroats (70 per net run compared to 20 per net run for the ACROLA programme) and Savi's Warblers (60 per net run compared with 10 per net run for the ACROLA programme) were caught. The ringing sites within the reed beds were exceptionally dry this year and with little in the way of insect food (there was a notable absence of aphids).
Aquatic Warbler (programme ACROLA): the passage of first-year birds was later than usual, commencing around the 13th August, with the peak numbers being encountered on the 15th and 16th August, with 24 birds ringed. There were hundreds of birds passing through the estuary during this period!
Out of the total of 82 Aquatic Warblers ringed this year (70 as part of the ACROLA programme and 12 as part of the STAGE programme), 6 birds were ringed during the final morning of the Camp on the 21st August!
One Aquatic Warbler, ringed on the 17th August at one of the Camp's ringing sites, was recaptured in the Bay of Saint-Michel (200km away) by my twin brother on 20th August! The birds must also be confused :-) We're still waiting for further recoveries…. !!
Our studies ( have shown that birds move from these areas towards the feeding areas (where vegetation is lower), situated around the edges of the hunters' pools (at least 50 favourable sites exist each year), the edges of clearings and along the edge of the River Seine (in bullrushes). The results from Raphael and Julien (in particular) in West of France in august 2011 are remarkable (numbers of birds ringed, indicators) and show a direct relationship between the ringing areas and the feeding areas (and resting areas where there are no reeds), which concentrate the Aquatic Warbler according to its unique ecological needs.
The ACROLA programme appears within the National Action Plans (PNA) and, on each site, we require a simple description of the landscape to include the dominant plant species on the site (fescue grass, rushes or other) and don't forget to take several photos of the site. These specific submissions for the PNA, together with any photographs, should be sent to Arnaud arnaud.leneve@bretagne-vivante.org and a copy sent to Frédéric Jiguet fjiguet@mnhn.fr. Any ringing site not complying with these strict requirements will not have its results included in the overall analysis of the ACROLA programme.
Well done to everyone who has contributed to this year's ACROLA programme: 1000 birds ringed in France represents 2% of the world population!
Nets re-open at the end of September in Seine estuary targeting Penduline Tits…
Pascal and Andrew for translation in English!
Results 2010 : See below the map with retraps of aquatic warbler in 2010 !
Results 2010, 1st to 31th august (7 days without ringing) : 8938 birds (41 species) have been ringed in the large reserve of Seine estuary, mostly in "ACROLA programm". 9 retraps for 93 aquatics ringed !
Results for for reedbeds programm "acrola": 4863 sedge warbler, 2231 reed warbler, 357 bearded tit, 380 bluethroat, 329 reed bunting, 111 savi's warbler, 82 marsh warbler and 93 aquatic warbler, ...
| ACROLA |
93 |
ERIRUB |
1 |
MUSSTR |
3 |
STUVUL |
1 |
| ACRRIS |
82 |
FRICOE |
3 |
PANBIA |
361 |
SYLATR |
11 |
| ACRSCH |
4888 |
GALGAL |
1 |
PARCAE |
9 |
SYLBOR |
8 |
| ACRSCI |
2257 |
HIPPOL |
3 |
PARMAJ |
7 |
SYLCOM |
12 |
| AEGCAU |
10 |
HIRRUS |
17 |
PASDOM |
63 |
TRITOT |
4 |
| ALCATT |
1 |
LOCLUS |
112 |
PHYCOL |
10 |
TROTRO |
1 |
| CARCAN |
1 |
LOCNAE |
8 |
PHYLUS |
13 |
TURMER |
3 |
| CARCHL |
1 |
LUSMEG |
8 |
PRUMOD |
3 |
TURPHI |
4 |
| CARINA |
6 |
LUSSVE |
393 |
RALAQU |
5 |
41 species |
8938 |
| CETCET |
14 |
MOTALB |
2 |
RIPRIP |
55 |
|
|
| EMBSCH |
347 |
MOTFLA |
114 |
SAXRUB |
3 |
|
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25 aquatics were ringed on the 12th of august in the very large Seine estuary (1000 hectares of reedbeds, 200 ponds), probably a few hundreds of aquatics have migrated through during this day !
24 retraps of sedge warblers from England, Belgium and Holland.
More than 40 persons help us for the ringing camp this year, special thank's for all ringers and trainees from England !
Regards,
Pascal Provost and all the team of ringers and trainees
A short article wrote by Ray Knock for a ringing groups website http://www.britishringers.co.uk/articles/details.php?id=75
2 short films about this ringing camp :
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=TmpwRyMGrEc (by Claude Guillet)
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6ukLkW4dc (by Morgane Huteau)
Dear all !
Welcome in Normandy in the Seine Estuary International Ringing Camp !
Since 1983, more than 80.000 birds have been captured of 83 different species and subspecies. A special attention is lent to the Aquatic warber, Acrocephalus paludicola. The most endangered species in Continental Europe...
You'll find folders with pictures about the ringing camp 2007 and 2008. Some about birds, a few about life during the ringing camp, workshops, birdwatching...
People interested in participating in this ringing programme can contact us in the following address :
pascal.provost@maisondelestuaire.org
See you soon,
Pascal Provost
Maison de l'estuaire / National Nature Reserve of Seine estuary / Bird Observatory of the Special Protection Zone in the estuary and the lower Seine marshes
20 rue Jean Caurret 76600 LE HAVRE / FRANCE
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Bonjour !
Bienvenue en Normandie au Camp de Baguage International de l'Estuaire de la Seine !
Depuis 1983, plus de 80.000 oiseaux de 83 espèces et sous-espèces ont été bagués. Une espèce est particulièrement étudiée au cours de ce camp de baguage : le Phragmite aquatique, Acrocephalus paludicola. L'espèce d'oiseaux la plus menacée en Europe Continentale...
Vous trouverez différents dossiers avec des photos des camps de baguage 2007 et 2008. Certaines images présentant quelques espèces d'oiseaux, d'autres la vie autour du camp, les ateliers, les observations...
Les personnes intéressées par le programme de baguage peuvent nous contacter à ces adresses :
pascal.provost@maisondelestuaire.org / observatoireavifaune@wanadoo.fr
A bientôt,
Pascal Provost
Maison de l'estuaire / Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l'estuaire de la Seine / Observatoire Avifaune de la ZPS estuaire et marais de la basse Seine
20 rue Jean Caurret 76600 LE HAVRE / FRANCE
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* Photos 2007 : Guy Béteille / David Bismuth / Elise Delagrée / Géraldine Didier / Matthias Fleur / Sophie Garcia / Claude Guillet / Mickael Guillon / Marie-Claire Régnier / Eric Robbe / Adrien Simon / Anne-Marie Vallée / Pascal Provost / Stéphanie Vinot
* Photos 2008 : Antonin Benard / Didier Buysse / Pierre Cheveau / Eric Fénart-Beghin / Tony and Leigh Kelly / Le Guillou Gilles / Matthieu Lorthiois / Robin Quévillart / Florence Merlet / Albert Millot / Teresa Munsterhjelm / Pascal Provost
* Website Paris Museum / CRBPO : http://www2.mnhn.fr/crbpo
* Website of Maison de l'estuaire : http://www.maisondelestuaire.net
* Website of GONm : http://gonm.org
* Pour télécharger le rapport 2007 / to download the report 2007 : cbi2007.pdf
http://www.reserves-naturelles.org/reserves/alpha.asp?arbo=1.0&idres=121&rub=2&id=480
