19/11 Bagnor Feeder

Location: Bagnor Feeder

Session: 19-Nov-2019 07:35 to 11:30hrs

Notes: Another busy session at this feeder dominated by Blue Tits again. Didn’t get much chance to do anything other than extract, ring, process and release. Nice to get a few Marsh Tits, surprisingly no Coal Tits. It was a bit cold at times. Also captured lots of leaves

Weather: overcast, cold, calm.
Present: JL, IW
Nets: 12metres in two rides one each side of feeders up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (Feeder): Peanuts, Black Sunflower, Niger, Fat Balls

Capture (New/Recapture) 99(72/27) 7 Species	Matching Visit: (Fri) 16/11/2018 71(46/25) 9 Species
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY+ BLUTI 52 11 43 18 GOLDF 1 1 GRSWO 1 1 GRETI 14 13 21 6 LOTTI 2 indeterminate MARTI 2 1 indeterminate NUTHA 2 2	Species New Rtp 1syCY 2ndCY+ BLUTI 23 13 29 7 COATI 2 1 3 GOLDF 8 1 7 2 GRSWO 2 3 4 1 GRETI 7 5 9 3 LOTTI 1 indeterminate MARTI 2 2 NUTHA 2 2 WREN 1 1

Recaptures: (27), recent except

Blue Tit           ringed 15/12/2015, 01/11/2017, 06/03/2018
.                      pulli ringed 15/05/2018 box B08
Great Tit         ringed 19/12/2018
.                      pulli ringed 08/05/2017 box WH17, 17/05/2019 box F4
Long-tailed Tit ringed 02/11/2018, 17/01/2019

Sightings 31 Species: Not all species counted as we only heard them while ringing, Water Rail squeeling, pure Greylag Goose flock are more frequently encountered lately.

Blackbird (4)                                              Blue Tit (63)                                              Bullfinch (2)                                               Buzzard (2)                                               Carrion Crow (2)                                      Chaffinch (5)                                             Dunnock (2)                                              Fieldfare                                                    Goldfinch (3)                                             Great Spotted Woodpecker (3)             Great Tit (26)                                            Green Woodpecker (2)                           Grey Wagtail (1)                                       Greylag Goose (8)                                   Jackdaw                                                    Jay (2)

Long-tailed Tit (2)                                     Magpie (4)                                                 Mallard (3)                                                 Marsh Tit (4)                                             Moorhen (1)                                              Nuthatch (4)                                              Pheasant                                                   Red Kite (2)                                               Redwing                                                    Robin (3)                                                    Rook                                                           Siskin (5)                                                   Water Rail (1)                                           Woodpigeon                                             Wren (3)

17/11 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Feeder
Session: 17-Nov-2019 07:35 to 11:30hrs

Notes: It was slow early today, activity increased towards the end of the session. The Sparrowhawk was a nice capture, not unexpected as food take up from this feeder had slowed recently; after reveiw was sexed as female! The matching visit for the last winter period had a slightly higher total. We used the minimum feeder nets (no scrub nets) only today, so total not too bad; fewer Goldfinches captured though.

Weather: overcast, clearing, cool, calm.
Present: JL, IW, DL, CB, RJC, JHW, JPM
Nets: 12metres in two rides forming an L shape to the feeders up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (Feeder): Peanuts, Niger, Black Sunflower

Capture (New/Recapture) 45(41/04) 8 Species	Matching Visit: (Sun) 18/11/2018 49(43/06) 8 Species
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY+ BLABI 1 1 4 BLUTI 14 2 13 3 COATI 4 4 GOLDF 6 6 GRETI 12 2 12 2 GREFI 2 2 ROBIN 1 1 SPARR 1 1	Species New Rtp 1syCY 2ndCY+ BLUTI 6 3 8 1 BULLF 1 1 GOLDC 1 1 GOLDF 18 2 18 2 GRETI 7 5 2 GREFI 7 5 2 REDWI 2 2 1 WREN 1 1

Recaptures:  04, all from visit 2018/19.1

Immature Female Sparrowhawk

Sightings 28 Species: Ian's List, Ravens calling, Sparrowhawk and Siskin of note, not much winter thrushes activity

Blackbird (3)                                              Black-headed Gull (3)                             Blue Tit (16)                                              Bullfinch (2)                                               Carrion Crow (4)                                      Chaffinch (6)                                             Coal Tit (5)                                                Dunnock (2)                                              Fieldfare (1)                                              Goldfinch (10)                                           Great Spotted Woodpecker (2)             Great Tit (14)                                            Greenfinch (10)                                        Grey Heron (1)

Jackdaw (7)                                              Magpie (2)                                                 Mallard (9)                                                 Nuthatch (1)                                              Pied Wagtail (1)                                       Raven (2)                                                  Red Kite (1)                                               Redwing (13)                                            Robin (3)                                                    Siskin (3)                                                   Sparrowhawk (1)                                      Treecreeper (2)                                        Woodpigeon (6)                                       Wren (1)