02/11 Bagnor Feeder

Location: 02/11 Bagnor Feeder

Session: 02-Nov-2018 07:40 to 11:30hrs

Notes: A pleasant average session for the start of the feeder season. Similar to last year’s session but not as many individuals; could have done with a Brambling though. Some pulli from this year’s breeding season and a Feb 2015 (4 year’s old) Great Tit. After ringing on Greenham Common, all summer, the luxury of not having to worry about the public and cattle and  horses and dogs is most welcome.

Weather: Frost early, bright sunshine, calm, warm in the sun. 

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 12metres in two rides one each side of feeder, up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs

Lure (feeder): peanuts, black sunflower, niger, fat balls

Capture (New/Recapture) 50(44/06)	Matching Visit: 01-Nov-2017 70(60/10)
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 19 3 20 3 CHAFF 3 3 COATI 2 2 GOLDF 1 1 GRSWO 2 1 GRETI 9 2 9 2 LOTTI 5 indeterminate MARTI 2 2 ROBIN 1 1	Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 36 6 38 5 BRAMB 1 1 COATI 2 2 DUNNO 1 1 GRSWO 2 2 GRETI 14 4 17 1 LOTTI 1 indeterminate MARTI 1 1 NUTHA 1 1

Ten year period total for visit 01 (Average for visit 01 from winter 1985/86 to date is 59)

2009/10	2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
71	44	46	59	19	34	65	16	70	50

Recaptures: (6)

BLUTI: 16-Feb-2018, 22-May-2018 (pulli Winterbourne Holt box WH18), 
            23-May-2018 (pulli Mount Hill box B02), 28-May (pulli Mount Hill box D04),
GRETI: 05-Feb-2015, 28-May-2018 (pulli Mount Hill box A05)

Sightings 35 Species: Best birds, two Ravens over croaking. Like Greenham Common only a few, mostly individuals, winter finches flying about. Only winter thrushes seen: a flock of Redwings flying towards Woodspeen where there seemed to be quite a few but too far to be sure. The Sparrowhawk was a male that skimmed low over the scrub tops. A brief glimpse of a Cetti's Warbler on the edge of the dense scrub. Not many Pheasant so far this year. Not sure of the status of the Honeybottom shoot since Peter the gamekeeper sadly passed away.

Probably low counts for some species as we missed a few when ringing the birds.