04/02 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Feeder visit 07 of 10
Session: 04-Feb-2018 07:40 to 11:20hrs
Headlines: It seems that since the turn of the year avian feeder attendance has tailed off leaving mostly local birds that have become a bit net shy. The exception to this seems to be the Bagnor Feeder where the number of particularly Blue Tit  is better than Greenham; it will be interesting how we do for this visit at the Snelsmore Feeder The capture makeup is much the same as last year’s visit 07, except a better variety of species. Unfortunately no winter finches have arrived and/or found the feeders; these account for the high number captured in previous winter periods.
Weather: dull, cold, moderate breeze, sometimes gusty.
Present: JL, GB, IW, VG, JHW, DL, JPM, SC (cake-man)
Nets: 88metres, 10m, 12, 12m around feeders, 12m, 12m, 12m in west scrub and 18M  scrub next to cattle pen up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure   (feeder): niger, niger, black sunflower, peanut, black sunflower

(audio): Redwing (cattle pen net)

Capture (New/Recapture)

13(8/5) visit 07 of 10	12(9/3) 2017 visit 07 Link to Report
Species New Rtp 1stWint >1stWint BLABI 1 1 BLUTI 2 2 3 1 BULLF 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDF 1 1 GRETI 2 2 3 1 ROBIN 1 1	Species New Rtp 1stWint >1stWint BLUTI 4 1 5 BULLF 1 1 GOLDF 1 1 GRETI 1 3 1 3 ROBIN 1 1

Totals for visit 07 of 10 for the last 9 winter periods

2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18
23	84	52	18	24	53	12	13

Recaptures: (5) Recent except:

BLUTI              1y 183d ringed Thatcham Marsh LNR
GRETI             37y 110d, 47d from the Bowdown NR feeder
ROBIN                        1y 357d

Sightings 30 Species: Ian’s list, Raven flying over Bowdown NR, Kites and Buzzards displaying most days now if weather conditions are good, not much else of note; it is more what we haven't seen!