Cheshire Swan Study Group News Letter October 2011

Since my last Report in June, the Swan Study Group has ringed a total of 88 Swans including 49 cygnets, 26 adults, 10 second year birds and 3 third year birds. Of these 12 were retraps.

The maximum counts offlocks of Mute Swanssince June are as follow.

Acre Dell Pools, Congleton = 57 on 4th June, 47 on 7th July, 44 on 14th August and 43 on 23rd September.
Astbury, Congleton =26 on 15th Augustand 9 on 25th September.
Bottom Flash, Winsford = 8 on 27th August.
Comber Mere = 20 on 17th July and 47 on 2nd August.
Doddington Mere, Nanwich = 50 on 28th June, 53 on 14th July, 50 on 7th August and 21on 29th September.
Nantwich Boating Lake = 14 on 12th June, 13 on 28th July, 15 on 14th August and 18 on 6th Sptember.
QuoisleyMeres near Whitchurch = 35 on 18th September.
Redes Mere, Macclesfield = 20 on 30th July and 9 on 29th August.
River Dee, Cheste r= 5 on 28th June, 9 on 12th July and 10 on 7th August.

Interesting Movements.

CT95(G) ringed as a male of unknown age on 11-8-07 at Doddington Mere near Nantwich.
Seen at Doddington on 6-6-08 and Acre Dell Pools, Congleton on 1-1-11.
Latest sighting on 26-9-11on River Avo, Eckington near Pershore, Worcestershire = 106 Kms.

Breeding in South Cheshire.

The Swan Study Group found 21 pairs of which 13 hatched 54 cygnets.Of these 28 are known to be alive at 1-10-11.

September 2011 Weather Records for Rope, Crewe, Cheshire

All Temperatures in degrees Centigrade.

Lowest Night Temperature = 6.7 on 15th.
Highest Day Temperature = 28.8 on 30th.
Average Minimum Monthly Temperature = 10.9.
Average Maximum Monthly Temperature = 19.9.
Highest Wind Gust Speed = 38 MPH - WSW - 12th.
Rainfall = 37.9 mm = 1.52 inches.
Total Rainfall for the Year = 15.98 inches.
Sunshine = 187.3 Hours.