08/10 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham March LNR
Session: 08-Oct-2017 07:30 to 11:00hrs
Headlines: Good session, still a few warblers about, also Goldcrests and a good capture of Great Tit for a change. A better session than last years matching visit
(JL only there for about 90 minutes so not able to give a full account) 
Weather: Cloudy, cool, slight breeze
Present: IW, DL, JHW, GB, SC, RGS, RDW, (JL)
Nets: 186metres in six rides: 108M reed bed ride, five scrub rides of 18M,18M,12M,12M,18M up from 07:45 to 10:30hrs
Lure (audio): Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest plus others intermittently
Capture (New/Recapture)

53(43/10)	41(36/05) matching visit 09-Oct-2016
Species New Rtp 1stWint 2nd+Wint BLACA 1 1 BLUTI 4 1 4 1 CETWA 2 indeterminate CHIFF 7 7 DUNNO 3 3 GOLDC 9 1 8 2 GRETI 10 2 10 2 LOTTI 2 2 indeterminate REEBU 1 1 ROBIN 3 2 1 WREN 3 2 3 1	Species New Rtp 1stWint 2nd+Wint BLACA 4 4 BLUTI 1 1 CETWA 3 2 1 (2 Indete) CHIFF 8 6 2 DUNNO 2 1 2 1 GOLDC 9 8 1 GRETI 1 1 REEBU 2 2 ROBIN 1 1 1 1 WREN 5 1 5 1

Recaptures: (10) Blue Tit 2y 18d Cetti’s Warbler 1y 153d Goldcrest 343d Great Tit 2y 25d Long-tailed Tit 1y 20dx2 

Sightings 41 Species: Ian’s list: Wigeon, first over for the year here, otherwise much expected.