31/10 Greenham Common, Western Enclosure

Location: Greenham Common, Western Enclosure
Session: 31-Oct-2018 07:30 to 10:30 hrs

Headlines: Much quieter today, a better capture total though. Mostly Goldcrest, with the other notable birds being, two late summer migrant Blackcaps or are they early wintering birds! Redpoll and Redwing showed interest in their calls but stayed in the tops of the bushes just adjacent to the nets, and avoided capture, as they did yesterday.

Weather: Frost early, cold, calm, light breeze and sunny periods later.

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18m, 18m, 12m, up from 07:45 to 10:30hrs

Lure (audio): Fieldfare(part), Redwing(part), playlists: Autumn, BCCCFCGC intermittently

Capture (New/Recapture) 11(11/00)	Matching Visit: none
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 2 2 BLUTI 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDC 7 7	Species New Rtp Juv Adult

Recaptures: none

One of todays Blackcaps: a 1st winter male

Sightings 27 Species: Unlike yesterday there was little visible movement in any direction. A small flock of Fieldfare flew north and were the only individuals of this species seen all morning. Several Redwings flew about, fewer than yesterday though. A couple of groups of Lesser Redpoll dropped into the enclosure before moving on. As we took the nets down a Dartford Warbler gave a couple of calls, but we were unable to find it when we, a little later, search the area it called from.