15/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Session: 15-Aug-2018 06:50 to 10:30hrs

Headlines: Conditions not a good as yesterday, quite breezy and a few spots of rain when putting up the nets. Avian activity on the heath almost non-existent. The “same” Swallows as yesterday were feeding over the heath, took some interest today in the audio but did not persist. The first capture of a Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler was not until 08:00hrs. No more birds captured until a Willow Warbler  at 09:10 and another 09:40hrs. We intended to take the nets down promptly at 10:00hrs but on arrival at the nets we had almost doubled the capture with four birds in the nets. The weather had picked up a bit reverting to a light breeze and some blue sky. We decided to process the birds and then take the nets down. By this time the weather had deteriorated, and the breeze was even stronger than before. On returning we had captured another Garden Warbler. The matching visit is the same as the one shown yesterday as today is the matching date.

Weather: Overcast breezy, a couple clear spells towards the end of the session follows by a return to overcast and a strong breeze, warm
Present: JL, IW, RJC
Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18m, 18m 12m up from 07:15 to 10:15hrs
Lure (audio): Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart, Swallow, Wood Warbler, intermittently

Capture (New/Recapture) 09(09/00)	Matching Visit: 15-Aug-2017 17(17/00) (as yesterdays)
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLUTI 1 1 GARWA 2 2 GRETI 1 1 WILWA 5 5	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 3 3 BLUTI 1 1 CHIFF 10 10 ROBIN 1 1 WILWA 1 1 WOODL 1 1

Recaptures: None

Sightings 27 Species: Ian’s list, not much about today, Mistle Thrush and Pied Wagtail not detected here for a few weeks, Kestrel has also been scarce, the Red Kite was moulting and looked quite shabby, Buzzards appeared soaring over Sandleford Heath towards the end of the session, the Whitethroats in the scrub to the Southeast of the enclosure again showed no reaction to the audio.