20/01 Greenham Estovers Feeder

Location: Greenham Estovers Feeder

Session: 20-Jan-2017 07:50 to 11:20hrs

Headlines: As for most visits to the Estover feeder it was relatively slow with a steady capture of up to five each round; usually one or two though. This feeder has been very quiet since the turn of the year. So far we have not seen any Redpoll or Siskin on the feeders and only a couple of Goldfinch but there is still time. The Greenfinch and Chaffinch that do turn up are very wary and as with my feeder at home wait for us to take the nets down. The one interesting feature of today’s capture, five robin: four new and a 68 day retrap. We usual capture one sometimes two a session if we capture any here. No much to say about  the difference between today’s visit and  the matching 2016 visit.

Weather: Not as cold as yesterday, ground frost, bright, sunny, calm

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 36metres 3 12m nets around feeders up from 08:15 to 11:00hrs

Lure (feeders): Nigerx2, Black Sunflower, Peanut, Black Sunflower

Capture (New/Recapture)

17 (11/6)	Matching 2016 visit 24/01 48 (28/20)
Species code New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY BLUTI 5 2 6 1 DUNNO 1 1 GRETI 1 3 1 3 ROBIN 4 1 5	Species code New Rtp 5 6 BLABI 1 1 BLUTI 11 3 12 2 COATI 2 1 1 GOLDC 1 1 GOLDF 6 4 2 GRETI 3 3 6 GRSWO 2 1 1 LESRE 6 7 11 2 MARTI 1 Indeterminate SISKI 1 1 1 1

Recaptures: 6 Blue Tit 1y 24d, Great Tit 4y 320d, 341d; others recent.

One of todays five Robins

SPECIES 26 Sighting: The Mute Swans were stood on the iced over ponds to the west of Estover's. The only flyovers: a flock of Lapwing and a group of Canada Geese, both over south. Very little activity otherwise, remarkably quiet. Hope we get some passage soon.