21/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 21-Aug-2019 07:15 to 11:30hrs

Notes: A day of near misses. We saw Lesser Whitethroats near the nets also a Tree Pipit. Quite A few of the Swallows through some took interest in their calls but skimmed over the  nets. Chiffchaff and Blackcaps dominated. The only unexpected species captured was the Linnet. A better total than last year’s equivalent.

Weather: sunny period, warming up, breezy.

Present: JL, RJC, IW

Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18m, 18m, 12m up from 07:45 to 10:45hrs

Lure (audio): misc. migrants, warblers, redstart, swallows(part) intermittently 

Capture (New/Recapture) 34(349/00) 7 Species	Matching Visit: (Wed) 22/08/2018 16(16/00) 6 Species
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 9 9 BLUTI 6 5 1 CHIFF 9 9 GARWA 3 3 LINNE 1 1 WHITE 2 2 WILWA 4 4	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 3 3 CHIFF 3 3 GARWA 1 1 LESWH 2 2 WHITE 3 3 WILWA 4 4

Recaptures: (none

Sightings 32 Species: The bird of the day was the Great White Egret. Earlier a Grey Heron had flown northeast so when a bird of a similar size flew back, seen in silhouette against the sky, we assumed it to be the heron returning. Fortunately Ian checked it out through binoculars and realised it was white. We all managed to get good enough views before it got too far away flying southwest. Swallows were going through South in singles and small groups for most of the morning. Generally the heath was quiet compared to yesterday.

Blackbird (3+) Blackcap (9+) Blue Tit (6+) Bullfinch (1+) Buzzard (1) Carrion Crow (2+) Chiffchaff (9+) Garden Warbler (3+) Goldfinch (17+) Great Spotted Woodpecker (2+) Great Tit (2+) Great White Egret (1) Green Woodpecker (2+) Greenfinch (12+) Grey Heron (1) House Martin (1+)

Jackdaw (10+) Jay (2+) Lesser Whitethroat (2+) Linnet (12+) Magpie (5+) Red Kite (1) Robin (4+) Starling (7+) Stock Dove (3+) Stonechat (8+) Swallow (27+) Swift (4+) Tree Pipit (1) Whitethroat (5+) Willow Warbler (4+) Woodpigeon (10+)