08/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 8-Oct-2019 07:35 to 10:50hrs

Notes: Nice to see lots of tits this year, looks like they had a good breeding outcome for a change. Just the one Blackcap and a goodish number of Chiffchaffs. Goldcrest numbers are picking up. The Redwings came low over the nets just as we were sorting out the the final audio to play. Other than this the singletons that occasionally flew over ignored the audio as did the Meadow Pipits. A better session than last year's matching visit

Weather: sunny periods, cool, breezy. 

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 48metres in three rides of 18m, 18m, 12m up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs

Lure (audio): Autumn, BCCCGCFC, Yellow-browed Warbler, Meadow Pipit intermittently 

Capture (New/Recapture) 33(29/04) 7 Species	Matching Visit: (Tues) 09/10/2018 12(12/00)  5 Species
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 1 1 BLUTI 8 8 CHIFF 6 6 COATI 2 1 3 GOLDC 6 1 6 1 GRETI 5 2 5 2 WREN 1 1	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 4 4 BLUTI 1 1 CHIFF 5 5 GOLDC 1 1 GRETI 1 1

Recaptures: (4) recent except:

GOLDC          ringed 09/11/2018
GRETI            ringed 05/07/2018, 10/07/2018

Sightings 33 Species: It is interesting how numbers in the area change from session to session. Last time there was a good flock of Greenfinches and others, today there were smaller numbers that we found late in the morning. Some Swallows flew south west mid-morning and we manage to flush a Woodlark; they are hard to locate this time of year. The first Golden Plover of the year were over the pickle factory (thanks RJC)

Blackbird (2)                                             Blackcap (1)                                             Blue Tit (8)                                                Buzzard (2)                                               Canada Goose (1)                                   Carrion Crow (5)                                      Chiffchaff (8)                                             Coal Tit (3)                                                Dunnock (1)                                              Feral Pigeon (1)                                       Goldcrest (8)                                            Golden Plover (19)                                  Goldfinch (2)                                             Great Tit (8)                                              Green Woodpecker (2)                           Greenfinch (6)                                          Jackdaw (15)

Jay (2)                                                       Linnet (2)                                                   Long-tailed Tit (5)                                    Magpie (6)                                                Meadow Pipit (15)                                   Pied Wagtail (1)                                       Red Kite (1)                                              Redwing (27)                                            Robin (4)                                                   Skylark (5)                                                Starling (27)                                              Stock Dove (2)                                         Stonechat (4)                                           Swallow (6)                                               Woodlark (1)                                             Woodpigeon (10)