Friday 14 August 2020

14/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure 
Session: 14-Aug-2020, 07:30 to 09:30hrs
Notes: It was spotting with rain when I left home. Hoping it would slip each side of the Greenham Common Plateau as it often does and did yesterday I erected two nets intending to put up the third when IW arrived but the spotting fluctuated so we left the nets as is. As it was quiet at about 08:45hrs we decided to have a look over the grassland east of the enclosure. We spotted several birds including at least one Wheatear, some finches and pipits then a heavy shower arrived, so we quickly returned and took down the nets abandoning the session. We ringed two more Willow Warblers and a Great Tit before we stopped. The rain didn't last for long 
Present: JL,IW
Weather: Overcast heavy cloud, cool, calm to light NE breeze, some spotting until it rained at about 09:00hrs
Nets: 36metres in 2 net rides, two 18M nets up from 08:00 to 09:05hrs
Lure (Audio): Warblers, Misc Migrants, Redstart, Swallow intermittently.

Recaptures:(none)

Sightings 16 Species until it rained, except for the Wheatear  nothing unexpected.

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