Sunday 19 November 2017

19/11 Greenham Common Feeder

Location: Greenham Common Estovers Feeder
Session: 19-Nov-2017 07:30 to 11:20hrs
Headlines: It was not as cold as forecast though it got colder later. We had a good variety of species but not as good as winter 16/17 for visit 02 of 10. This site has more  species visiting the feeder and in the surrounding scrub than the Bagnor and Snelmore Feeders. A comparison of Blue, Great and Coal Tits between the two periods shows Blue Tit number to be up this year due to differences in the number of 1st calendar year birds captured as for the other sites. For Great Tit the numbers are down this winter not sure why. Coal Tit numbers are up as they are at the other feeders. It is good to see a few more Goldfinches at the feeder but not in the numbers of a couple of winters ago yet. Not as many Greenfinch are coming to the feeder this week. Some Redwings are still responding to audio while others ignore it. The net where we were capturing these is near the cattle pens and a roundup later in the  morning meant they were put off while this took place. Towards the end of the session birds visiting the feeder stopped which is unusual as we often get a late flush here.
Weather: Cloudy early, clearing later, getting colder, calm
Present: JL, IW, JHW, DL, JPM
Nets: 72metres in six rides, 10m, 12m, 12m around feeders, 10m, 10m, 18m scrub nets.
Lure (feeder): Niger, Niger, Black Sunflower, Peanuts, Black Sunflower
         (audio) Redwing 
Capture (New/Recapture)
67(51/16) visit 02 of 10 winter17/18
43(31/12) visit 02 of 10 winter 16/17
Species
New
Rtp
1stCY
2ndCY+
BLUTI
11
8
18
1
COATI
3
5
8

DUNNO
1

1

GOLDF
15

10
5
GREFI
5

4
1
GRETI
6
2
4
4
MARTI

1
1

REDWI
3

3

ROBIN
3

3

SONTH
2

2

WREN
2

2

Species
New
Rtp
1stCY
2ndCY+
BLABI
1

1

BLUTI
5
3
5
3
BULLF
3

2
1
CHAFF
1

1

COATI

1

1
DUNNO

1

1
GOLDC
3
1
3
1
GOLDF
1

1

GREFI
3

2
1
GRETI
8
5
8
5
REDWI
2

2

ROBIN
2
1
2
1
WREN
2

2

Totals for visit 02 of 10 for the last seven winter periods
11/12
12/13
13/14
14/15
15/16
16/17
17/18
65
27
42
61
110
43
67
Recaptures: (16) all recent except: Great Tit 2y 18d

Sightings 25 Species: A few Redwing flocks flew over west, a couple of Fieldfares calling early in the scrub while I put my nets before the others arrived may have roosted there.  Otherwise a quiet session though we may have missed a few.

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