07/01 Bagnor

Location: Bagnor Feeder

Session: 07-Jan-2020 07:55 to 11:30hrs

Notes: A steady capture session with time to check-out the field and cress bed. I was expecting more Goldfinch as a small flock has been at the feeder in recent days but except for lone individuals they did not arrive while we were there. The Greenfinch was a surprise as they are few and far between here in recent years. Once they were a major constituent of most sessions. Quite enjoyable especially when the sun came out.

Weather: mostly overcast with some sunny periods, cool, calm.

Present: JL, IW

Nets: 12metres in 2 nets one 6M each side of feeders up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs

Lure (Feeder):Peanut, Black Sunflower, Niger, Fat Balls

Capture (New/Recapture) 41(26/15) 8 Species	Matching Visit: (Sun) 03/01/2019 46(22/24) 10Species
Species New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY+ BLUTI 15 6 19 2 COATI 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDF 1 1 GRETI 7 5 10 2 GREFI 1 1 LOTTI 3 indeterminate MARTI 1 1	Species New Rtp 1stCY 2ndCY+ BLUTI 13 15 19 9 CHAFF 1 1 COATI 1 1 DUNNO 1 1 GOLDF 1 2 3 GRSWO 1 1 GRETI 3 1 3 1 LOTTI 1 3 indeterminate NUTHA 1 1 2 SISKI 1 1

Recaptures: (15), recent except

Blue Tit           pulli ringed: 10/05/2019 box WH23, 13/05/2019 box B03
Coal Tit           ringed: 12/02/2019
Dunnock        ringed 16/03/2018
Great Tit         ringed: -1/11/2017, 01/12/2017,                                                                                                     pulli ringed: 06/05/2019 box WH29
Long-tailed Tit ringed 02/11/2018x2,17/01/2019
Sightings 29 Species: The Shoveler flew south along the crest of the Snelsmore escapement, cannot recall seeing them before at this site. A big gull flew over in the same direction, we thought it to be a Greater Black-back but were not quite sure of the ID. Lots of Pheasant about for this end of the shooting season.

Blackbird (1)                                             Blue Tit (25)                                               Buzzard (4)                                                Carrion Crow (4)                                        Chaffinch (4)                                              Coal Tit (1)                                                 Dunnock (1)                                               Goldfinch (5)                                              Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)                  Great Tit (15)                                             Green Woodpecker (2)                              Greenfinch (1)                                            Jackdaw (23)                                             Long-tailed Tit (11)                                     Magpie (3)

Marsh Tit (2)                                                  Moorhen (1)                                                  Nuthatch (1)                                                  Pheasant (40)                                               Red Kite (2)                                                   Robin (5)                                                       Rook (12)                                                      Shoveler (5)                                                  Siskin (5)                                 Skylark (1)                                                     Song Thrush (3)                                            Stock Dove (1)                                              Woodpigeon (33)                                          Wren (1)