Session:
Headlines: A steady trickle of
migrants kept us busy. Unusually no reaction when the audio was turned
on. The next and following rounds each had a few captures. The only species
carrying all but a residual of migration fat was Willow Warbler. Even the
Sedge Warbler (we capture one or two here each year) didn’t show any;
probably indicates a stop-over due to running out of fuel. The capture was
better than the nearest matching 2016 visit with a similar migrant makeup but
in greater numbers. The two Linnets added to the number of this difficult to
capture species; 15 so far this year, in 2016 we captured 6 and we had 3 in
2015. My impression is that this species didn’t have the breeding success in
2017 of previous years, this suggests the opposite applies. Yet another
interesting session here. We left at the right time though. As I was driving
back to the gate off the common, the main drag looked like Newbury main street
on a Saturday including what appeared to be a dog walking club of about 30
people and many families out for a
walk.
Weather: Present:
Nets:
Lure (audio):
Capture (New/Recapture)
27(27/00)
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14(14/00)
18/08/2016 matching visit
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Sightings 29 Species: Without the attraction
of the audio there is little sign of activity on the common. Many of the
species on Ian’s list would not have been detected if they had not been
captured. Unlike the last few visits, little sign of hirundine migration
today.
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