02/09 THatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR

Session: 02-Sep-2018 06:30 to 10:30hrs

Headlines: The first post CES session and as expected the audio pulled in a good collection of species. It looks like Blackcap were on the move as they made up nearly 50% of the capture. The Lesser Whitethroat was the first  captured here since August 2016. There being just three of us it was a busy morning especially as some rounds exceeded 20 birds; I needed to get away promptly but didn’t because the round at nets down consisted of 33 birds.

Weather: bright, sunny, warmish, calm

Present: JL, DL, IW

Nets: 216metres in two rides, 198mete reed bed ride and 18metre scrub ride

Lure (audio): playlist warblers, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest intermittently.

Capture (New/Recapture) 92(86/06)	Matching Visit: 03-Sep-2017 70(58/12)
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 42 42 BLUTI 8 8 BULLF 1 1 CETWA 2 2 FG 1 CHIFF 7 7 DUNNO 1 2 3 GOLDC 1 1 GRETI 4 4 LESWH 1 1 LOTTI 1 FG MARTI 1 1 REEBU 2 2 REEWA 9 9 ROBIN 2 2 SEDWA 1 1 WILWA 3 3 WREN 1 1	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 13 BLUTI 7 1 8 BULLF 2 2 CETWA 3 1 3 1 CHIFF 18 18 DUNNO 1 1 2 GOLDC 2 2 GRETI 4 3 1 LOTTI 3 FG REEBU 1 1 REEWA 2 1 3 ROBIN 2 2 SEDWA 1 1 TREEC 1 1 WHITE 1 1 WREN 1 4 3 2

Recaptures: (6) all recent except Cetti’s Warbler, one ringed 14-Aug-2016 and one ringed 11-Sep-2016
Sightings 39 Species: Ian’s list, 12 Collared Doves out from a roost, we have not seen that many here for a while.