Radio 5

eight blackbird recoveries were local, one ring being found in a kestrel pellet in Famdale four years later. One was trapped at Spurn Observatory and three others were recovered, one in NORWAY, after eight days, one in GERMANY and one in DENMARK. Two of the seven redwing recoveries were long distance ones, one in FINLAND and one in GREECE, our first recovery in that country. Eleven starlings were recovered from most directions in England but one was seven years old. Two swallows were trapped by other ringers on their way south and one black-headed gull was recovered in IRELAND after nine years. One wagtail was found at Peterborough.

Also of interest were birds caught by the school which had been ringed elsewhere. These included two starlings and one greenfinch from Knaresborough ringing station, one greenfinch ringed at Spurn Observatory and a greenfinch and sand martin ringed by the same person in Worksop. Pride of place must go to a blackbird which had been ringed in HOLLAND four months previously.

RINGING TOTALS LIST

Greenfinch 886, starling 473, chaffinch 302, blackbird 210, swallow 171, sand martin 52, brambling 47, redwing 39, house martin 37, yellow wagtail 37, song thrush 31, swift 29, pied wagtail 22, robin 21, dunnock 19, blue tit 19, willow warbler 19, bullfinch 17, tree sparrow 11, meadow pipit 10, linnet 9, whitethroat 8, jay 8, great tit 7, wren 7, coal tit 6, reed bunting 6, mistle thrush 5, spotted flycatcher 5, chiffchaff 5, long-tailed tit 4, tree creeper 3, grey wagtail 3, yellowhammer 3, willow tit 3, goldcrest 3, redpoll 2, wood pigeon 2, goldfinch 2, sedge warbler 2, collared dove 2, fieldfare 1, black-headed gull 1, carrion crow 1, blackcap 1, black guillemot 1. Total 2,552, 46 species. Grand total 1960 to 1970 22,525 birds of 90 species. G.D.C.

After four weeks of the Term we were again on the air operating six days a week and this was increased to seven days after half-term.

All the programmes were of a musical nature. A typical weekly programme would be

Monday, 8.30 to 9.50-Twenty Tipped (Top 20)

Tuesday, 8.30 to 9.50-Bellyskin (Tony Lawrence)

Wednesday, 8.30 to 9.50-Export (Robert Flint)

Thursday, 8.30 to 9.50-Tartan Show (Graham Yule)

Friday, 8.30 to 9.50-Worthington 5 (Tim Elsworth)

Saturday, 8.30 to 9.50-The Extra Show (Guest DJ.)

Sunday, 8.00 to 9.50-The Extra Show, Talk of the Town (Barry Avison)

The Extra Show featured programmes by many people which were usually of a high standard, there being too many to list here. 27