30/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 30 Oct-2019 07:35 to 10:30hrs

Notes: Another quiet wind affected day. Just 4 birds again including a late Chiffchaff, hoping for one with a black bill as it looks like the chances of getting a Yellow-browed Warbler are diminishing as we head into November. There were a lot more Goldcrests this time last year. Finished early due to the strong windy condition.

Weather: overcast with sunny periods, cold, Breezy.

Present: JL, IW, RJC

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

Lure (audio): autumn, BBCCGCFC, Yellow-browed Warbler, Meadow Pipit intermittently 

Capture (New/Recapture) 04(03/01) 3 Species	Matching Visit: (Wed) 31/10/2018 11(11/00) 4 Species
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY BLUTI 1 1 GOLDC 2 2 CHIFF 1 1	Species New Rtp 1st CY 2ndCY+ BLACA 2 2 BLUTI 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDC 7 7

Recaptures: 1 BLUTI recent

Sightings 26 Species: A few species not seen at this end of the common for a week or two: Bullfinch, Raven and Woodlark. A flight of Wigeon looked to be heading towards Lower Farm GP and a flyover Green Sandpiper headed West. Redwing slowed; those seen appeared to be flying about. Bird numbers on the common are dropping with the cold weather as we enter the first Winter period.

Blackbird (1)                                              Black-headed Gull (1)                             Bullfinch (2)                                               Carrion Crow (7)                                      Chiffchaff (1)                                             Coal Tit (1)                                                Dartford Warbler (1)                                 Fieldfare (7)                                              Goldcrest (2)                                             Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)             Great Tit (2)                                              Green Sandpiper (1)                               Grey Heron (1)

Jackdaw (54)                                            Jay (2)                                                        Magpie (6)                                                 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) (1)                       Raven (3)                                                  Red Kite (1)                                               Redwing (46)                                            Robin (3)                                                    Starling (6)                                                Stock Dove (2)                                          Wigeon (10)                                              Woodlark (2)                                             Woodpigeon (2)