Effock Ouzels Mike Nicoll

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Fieldwork Effort EARLY LATE TOTAL 2002 8 38 45 16 83 2003 15 115 9 57 DAYS HOURS 2002 8 38 45 16 83 2003 15 115 9 57 24 172 2004 12 95 7 34 19 129 2005 108 - (16) (108) 2006 116 52 168 2007 23 193 99 32 292 2008 141 58 28 199 2009 14 82 67 26 149

Glen Effock Population Figures 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 STUDY AREA Early Pairs 16 20 10 14 25 30 26 Single Males 3 6 12 5 2 (9) Early & Late Pairs 21 23 13 ? 22 28 36 Early & Late Single Males 4 11 1 Other Pairs 8 Other Occupied Territories Not Checked Total Occupied Territories 35 33 44 43 45

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Mean 1st Egg Laying Date EARLY LATE Earliest Nest Mean Date Number of Clutches Difference 2002 8/4 24/4 16 29/5 17 35 days 2003 14/4 29/4 20 26/5 19 27 days 2004 16/4 23/4 12 28/5 4 2005 15 - 2006 21/4 1/5 21 3/6 13 33 days 2007 19/4 31 2008 2/5 29 30/5 28 days 2009 13/4 25/4 22

Breeding Performance

Annual Total Fledged & Colour-Ringed 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Early Fledging 50 55 31 48 58 76 85 62 Colour-ringed 41 45 17 39 43 66 57 36 % ringed 82% 55% 81% 74% 87% 68% 58% Late Fledging 51 6 - 61 28 30 4 52 18 24 % C-ringed 53% 76% 66% 85% 64% 56% All Fledging 107 106 37 137 113 105 71 84 21 82 118 75 60 79% 57% 77% 86%

Juvenile Return Rates Ringed Return Site Early n Early % Late n Late % All n All % 2002 2003 Effock 4/41 9.8 2/30 6.6 6/71 8.4 “ (5/41 12.1) (3/30 10.0) 7/71 Lethnot 5/41 12.1 8/71 11.3 (6/41 14.6) 2004 3/30 10.0 9/71 12.6 (4/30 13.3) 6/45 13.3 0/39 6/84 7.1 2005 2006 7/39 17.9 ? (7/39 17.9) 2007 8/39 20.5 (8/39 20.5) 2008 9/39 23.1 (9/39 23.1) 7/43 16.3 4/39 10.2 11/82 13.4 (8/43 18.6) (5/39 12.8) 12/82 14.6 9/43 20.9 14/82 17.1 (10/43 23.2) (14.82 17.1) 2009 10/43 23.2 (11/43 25.5) (15.82 18.3) 8/66 2/52 3.8 10/118 8.5 10/66 15.1 12/118 4/57 8.8 0/18 4.75 5.3 (5.57 8.8) (5.75 6.7)

Adult Return Rates 2002 – 2003 2/3 66% 2003 - 2004 5/15 33% 2004 - 2005 3/12 25% 2005 - 2006 2/4 50% 2006 - 2007 9/12 75% 2007 - 2008 15/23 65% 2008-2009 6/24 “ (9/24 37%)