02/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Session: 02-Aug-2018 06:50 to 10:30hrs

Headlines: Another reasonable session dominated by Whitethroat this time. Compared to yesterday there were few phylos warblers about. A juvenile Stonechat require a read of the reference books before deciding it was a female. It is interesting to compare the difference in species profile and numbers between adjacent sessions.

Weather: bright, sunny, light breeze, warm

Present: JL, IW, RJC

Nets: 48metres in threes of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:15 to 10:00hrs

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

Capture (New/Recapture) 21(20/01)	Matching Visit: none
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLABI 1 1 BLACA 2 2 CHIFF 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GARWA 3 1 4 GOLDC 2 2 STOCH 1 1 WHITE 6 6 WILWA 3 3	Species New Rtp Juv Adult

Recaptures: (1) Garden Warbler ringed 22-Jul-2018 had finished its post juvenile moult when recaptured today

Sightings 27 Species: Ian’s list, just one lone Swallow over flying northwest! Ian picked up a Greenfinch in the treeline today after me thinking they had gone from the site, soaring Buzzards notable as there are not as many about here this year. A few blackberry pickers today, I estimated up to 50, Sturnus vulgaris