27/09 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Session: 27-Sep-2017 07:30 to 11:25hrs
Headlines: A normal capture today, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest and Blackcap on the move but in fewer numbers than yesterday. Chiffchaff and Blackcap early, then a pause until the fog lifted when birds began arriving mostly Goldcrests. The Great Tit was from a nest box about a kilometre away. A nice leisurely session compared to yesterday.
Weather: fog, overcast, cool early clearing with some sun and warmer later, light breeze.
Present: JL, IW
Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18M,18M, 12M up from 08;00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (audio): Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Yellow-browed Warbler, Redstart, Meadow Pipit, Siskin, Redpoll intermittently.
Capture (New/Recapture)

36(34/02)
Species New Rtp 1st yr Adult BLACA 8 8 BLUTI 1 1 CHIFF 15 15 COATI 1 1 GOLDC 9 1 10 GRETI 1 1

Recaptures: (2) Goldcrest 8d Great Tit 132d from Peckmore Copse nest scheme box 74 

Sightings 27 Species: Two Mistle Thrushes over early; this species not seen here for a while. Five Redpolls flew over, the first of the autumn but didn’t respond to calls, more Stonechats about today with the usual Dartford Warbler follower. Some rapture activity: Sparrowhawk over high-ish and Red Kite, not seen the latter at this end of the common much recently.