17/07 Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 17-Jul-201806:45 to 10:15hrs                         

Headlines: Pressing family matters, including having to get a new car, have over ridden my intention to ring here until today. I probably have missed a few migrants as the list below looks more like mid August except for the Garden Warblers. A reasonable capture though, especially the adult Linnet and the juvenile Stonechat. The former was in full moult; don't think I done an adult in this condition before. I expected that Willow Warbler would out number Chiffchaff, they usually do in July, maybe tomorrow.  

Weather: Sunny, fresh, warm breezy

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18m, 18m, 12m up from 07:00 to 10:00hrs

Lure (audio): Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Redstart, Whitethroat intermittently.

Capture (New/Recapture) 23(23/00)	Matching Visit: None
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 8 8 CHIFF 4 4 GARWA 4 4 LINNE 1 1 STOCH 1 1 WHITE 4 4 WILWA 1 1	Species New Rtp Juv Adult

Recaptures: none

Sightings 26 Species: only notable bird, a male Sparrowhawk, they are a bit scarce at this site so far this year.