09/09 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR

Session: 09-Sep-2018 07:00 to 11:20hrs

Headlines: Another audio powered session almost match last week’s total. We might have beat it, had we not stopped at 10:30hrs to clean the rides, these had collapsed in somewhat over the last few weeks. Another good Blackcap capture, but only about 65% of last weeks total, more Chiffchaff this week, over twice as many. Still a few acrocephalus about, 9 Reed Warblers and a Sedge Warbler. Notable captures are: Great Spotted Woodpecker and Kingfisher, we once ringed sometimes double figure numbers here of the latter in August/September but they are rarely captured these days. The Song Thrush was the first detected here for some weeks. No matching2017 visit; must have been on holiday or unsuitable weather conditions!

Weather: Bright, sunny, breezy, warm

Present: JL, DL, JHW, RGS, RDW, IW

Nets: 228metres in three rides 198m reed bed ride, 18m scrub ride, 12m scrub ride up from 07:45 to 10:30hrs

Lure (audio): playlist: warbler, miscellaneous migrants, Reed Bunting

Capture (New/Recapture) 88(78/10)	Matching Visit: none
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 27 27 BLUTI 8 1 9 BULLF 1 1 CETWA 1 3 FG CHIFF 16 16 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDC 1 1 GRSWO 1 1 GRETI 3 1 2 2 KINGF 1 1 LOTTI 2 1 FG REEBU 3 3 REEWA 8 1 9 SEDWA 1 1 SONTH 1 1 WILWA 2 2 WREN 2 2 4	Species New Rtp Juv Adult

Recaptures: (10) recent except:
Cetti’s Warbler ringed 01-Apr-2018, 15-Apr-2018, 26-Jun-2018, 05-Aug-2018
Great Tit ringed 18-Jun-2017
Long-tailed Tit ringed 25-May-2018

Sightings 43 Species: Ian’s list, best bird the Kingfisher, the female Sparrowhawk flew over south about the same time as it did last week, a good number of House Martins through with some Swallows, Two Raven drew attention by their crocking call as they also flew south and three Shoveler over, a sign that Autumn is upon us.