Sunday 5 February 2017

05/02 Snelsmore Common Feeder

Location: Snelsmore Common Feeder
Session: 05-Feb-2017 07:45 to 11:10hrs
Headlines: A quiet session with few birds coming to the feeder, where were the Great Tits? Food is being taken at around the normal rate at this feeder; probably visitors later in the day. The matching session last year was very different.
Weather: bright but overcast, calm, cold, slight breeze and colder later in the session.
Present: JL, DL,RJC, GB, IW
Nets: 12metres, a 6m net each side of feeders.
Lure (feeders): Fatballs, Black Sunflower, Niger, Peanuts
Capture (New/Recapture)

22 (8/14)
Matching 2016 visit 05th Feb 40(28/17)
Species
New
Rtp
1st Y
2nd+CY
BLUTI
4
8
5
7
COATI
4
6
9
1
Species
New
Rtp
1st Y
2nd+CY
BLUTI
9
10
9
10
COATI
3
1
3
1
GRETI
4
4
7
1
LOTTI
4
2
indeterminate
SISKI
2

1
1
TREEC
1

indeterminate
Recaptures: (14) recent except: Blue Tit 3y 353D, 2y 63d 1y261d pulli from Box CP10, 1y 36d, 245d Coal Tit 1y 89d

Sightings 18 Species: Unfortunately the " counter" was not to good and went early. It was quiet anyway. Song Thrushes singing early and didn't hear Raven today.

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