Location:
Greenham
Common Western Enclosure
Session: 20-Aug-2020, 07:30 to
11:00hrs
Notes: Today although forecast as windy looked to be the only reasonable
weather day for the rest of this week. It was wind affected as the light breeze
became stronger as the session progressed, and several birds got out before I got
to them. Added a few more warblers to this week’s total and a re-trap of a 2019
Blackcap, interestingly it seems to be on the move a few weeks earlier this year. The matching visit for 2019 shows a much better
session and maybe confirms that birds moved later and/or had a better breeding
outcome. JL
48metres in 3 net
rides, two 18M and one 12M net up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs
Warblers, Misc Migrants, Redstart, Hirundines intermittently.
Notes: Today although forecast as windy looked to be the only reasonable
weather day for the rest of this week. It was wind affected as the light breeze
became stronger as the session progressed, and several birds got out before I got
to them. Added a few more warblers to this week’s total and a re-trap of a 2019
Blackcap, interestingly it seems to be on the move a few weeks earlier this year. The matching visit for 2019 shows a much better
session and maybe confirms that birds moved later and/or had a better breeding
outcome.
Recaptures:(1) Blackcap
ringed 05/09/2019
Sightings 20 Species: Just one pair of eyes today, did call down some hirundine but not low enough to capture any. There were a few Whitethroats about and one or two bounced out of the net late in the session. Another birder said he saw a Garden Warbler in nearby scrub. A flock of ducks, about 30, possibly Wigeon, flew north over the pickle factory but were too far away to be certain.
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