16/12 Greenham Common Feeder

Location: Greenham Common Estovers Feeder
Session: 16-Dec-2018 07:45 to 11:15hrs Visit 04 of 10

Notes: Food uptake at the feeders has slowed this week, so a lower capture was not a surprise. We did much better than the 2017 equivalent though and the difference reinforced the perception that particularly Blue Tits had a good 2018 breeding season. Fewer Goldfinch have been visiting the feeder and Greenfinches seem to have switched to visiting later. A good capture of Blue Tits today and Great Tits feature here proportionally more than at the other feeders. The 2015 Great Tit had not been captured since it was ringed until today; wonder where it has been. The majority of the recent recaptures were from a pre-visit made on the 21/10/2018.

Weather: Light breeze, getting colder, clear

Present: JL, IW, DL, RJC, JPM

Nets: 24 metres in three rides around feeder. Up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs

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

Capture (New/Recapture) 32(23/09)	Matching Visit 4: 17/12/2017 16(04/12)
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 11 4 12 3 COATI 1 1 GRETI 6 3 6 3 GOLDF 4 4 GREFI 1 1 MARTI 1 1 ROBIN 1 1	Species New Rtp 1stCY 2nd+CY BLUTI 1 2 3 COATI 4 4 GRETI 4 2 2 GOLDF 2 1 1 MARTI 1 1 ROBIN 1 1 1 1

Recaptures: (09) recent except the Great Tit ringed 08/02/2015

Sightings 28 Species: Ian’s list, probably missed a few, very little winter thrush movement, fewer birds about generally.