16/11 Bagnor Feeder

Location: Bagnor Feeder

Session: 16-Nov-2018 07:40 to 11:15hrs

Notes: We had a busy morning, with good pulli recaptures including a Blue Tit ringed in a box at Mount Hill in 2015. Five Great Spotted Woodpeckers is unusual; three in one net at the same time, very noisy. There are good numbers of Goldfinches at this feeder so far this year; no sign of any Greenfinch yet though. Hopefully some of the Siskins flying about will find the feeder. It was good to meet up with a couple of Barn Owl Monitoring Group members erecting two boxes around the field for the owner. A much better capture than last years matching visit. A good session despite the miserable weather.

Weather: overcast, cool, calm

Present: JL, IW
Nets: 12 metres one 6m net each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (feeder): peanut, black sunflower, niger, fat ball

Capture (New/Recapture) 71(46/25)	Matching Visit: 17-Nov-2017 59(34/25)
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 23 13 29 7 COATI 2 1 3 GOLDF 8 1 7 2 GRSWO 2 3 4 1 GRETI 7 5 9 3 LOTTI 1 MARTI 2 2 NUTHA 2 2 WREN 1 1	Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 26 13 33 6 CHAFF 1 1 COATI 1 2 3 DUNNO 1 1 GRETI 5 10 13 2

Recaptures: (25) all recent (02/11/2018) except:

BLUTI: ringed 07/01/2017, 06/03/2018, 16/03/2018, pulli: 09/05/2015 box AMT1, 15/05/2018 two from box B08, 22/05/2018 box WH25, 23/05/2018 one from box B02 and two from A01, 20/05/2018 box D04
GRETI: pulli ringed 23/05.2018 box C05
GRSWO: ringed01/11/2017
GOLDF: ringed 16/03/2018

Sightings 27 Species: to busy ringing, missed a few, didn't get a chance to have a walk round the field or check the cress bed. The first Goldcrest here for a long time the best bird. The Redwings were in one flock that dropped into the top hedge from high up.