23/06 Thatcham Marsh LNR CES 2019.06

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES 2019.06

Session: 23-Jun-2019 06:00 to 11:00hrs

Notes: The weather was kind to us for a change, ideal conditions, overcast and calm. We had a reasonable capture of 42 about average for CES visit 6. This included the first Reed and Sedge Warbler juveniles. A juvenile Kingfisher was probably our bird of the day, quite a scarce species in recent years, our last capture here was in 2014. Chiffchaff numbers are up and exceeding the some year total and we are only on visit 6. Reed and Sedge Warblers continue a downward trend as indicated in the chart below of visits 1 to 6. The former is quite a lot down, not surprising since half the reed bed was cut this winter. Sedge Warbler encouragingly show a slight increase over 2018. 

Weather: overcast, sunny periods later, calm, warm

Present: JL, JHW, IW, DL
Nets: 198metres 1 standard reed bed net ride 06:30 to 10:30hrs
Lure ( ): none

Capture (New/Recapture) 42(28/14) 13 Species	Matching Visit:24/06 visit 2018.06 38(22/16) 12 Species
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 2 2 CETWA 1 2 3 CHIFF 7 1 5 3 DUNNO 1 1 GARWA 1 1 GRETI 2 2 KINGF 1 1 REEBU 1 1 REEWA 6 7 3 10 ROBIN 2 2 SEDWA 2 4 2 4 WHITE 1 1 WILWA 1 1	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLABI 1 1 BLACA 1 1 BLUTI 2 2 CETWA 1 1 CHIFF 2 2 DUNNO 2 2 GRETI 2 2 REEWA 4 9 1 12 SEDWA 4 3 4 3 SONTH 1 1 WILWA 1 1 WREN 4 1 4 1

Recaptures: (14) recent except:

CETWA          ringed 01/04/2018, 15/04/2018
CHIFF            ringed 02/09/2018
REEWA         ringed 18/07/2015, 25/06/2017, 06/05/2018, 17/06/2018
SEDWA         ringed 30/07/2018

Sightings 40 Species: Hobby and Kingfisher are year ticks for me and Cuckoos are still calling. Later in the morning there was some sort of insect hatch as many Black-headed Gulls and some Starling were flycatching quite high up. It was in amongst the gulls that we spotted the Hobby, frequently grabbing whatever insect it was with its claws.

Gadwall Mallard Grey Heron Little Grebe Red Kite Buzzard (1) Moorhen Common Tern Black-headed Gull Woodpigeon Cuckoo Swift Kingfisher (2) Green Woodpecker Kestrel (1) Hobby (1) Magpie Jackdaw Goldcrest Blue Tit

Great Tit Swallow Cetti's Warbler Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Blackcap Garden Warbler Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Wren Starling Blackbird Song Thrush Robin Dunnock Chaffinch Bullfinch Goldfinch Reed Bunting