Tuesday 21 May 2019

17/05 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR
Session: 18-May -2019 06:30 to 09:30 hrs
Notes: We did an extra visit to the CES site this week to show some ringing to the participants of the BBOWT Dawn Chorus Walk. I think they started at about 04:30hrs and walked round the marsh arriving at our ringing station at about 07:00hrs. We erected one length of the main standard net ride. The other length being bounded by the cut area is not very productive. We captured a steady flow of birds in the two-hour stint. Most interest was in the three Cetti’s Warblers. A good number of Reed Warblers showed up including some not captured here this year until now. A cup of coffee and a bacon butty was something we have not had for some years now. Also we now have a strong ridged handrail for the “bridge” thanks to the BBOWT conservation team.
Weather: overcast, cool, light breeze. 
Present: JL, DL, IW, JHW, and BBOWT Dawn Chorus Walk Attendees 
Nets: 108metres of CES standard net up from 07:00 to 09:00hrs
Lure ( ): none
Capture (New/Recapture)
24(09/15)


Species
New
Rtp
Juv
Adult
BLABI
1


1
BLACA
1


1
CETWA

3

1
CHIFF

1

1
REEWA
3
9

12
ROBIN
3

3

SEDWA
1
2

3

Recaptures: 15 recent except:
CETWA          ringed, 16/08/2014, 01/04/2018, 15/04/2018
REEWA         ringed 05/07/2015, 03/06/2017, 06/05/2017, 23/07/2017
Sightings 28 Species: detected during the ringing session

Mute Swan
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Cormorant
Little Egret
Moorhen
Common Tern
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Woodpigeon
Cuckoo
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow

Blue Tit
Cetti’s Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Wren
Blackbird
Robin
Dunnock
Chaffinch
Reed Bunting

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