06/12 Snelsmore Common

Location: Snelsmore Common Car Park Feeder
Session: 06-Dec-2020, 07:30 to 11:20hrs
Notes: The first time we have ringed as a group since March. This is the first session of the BTO pilot winter CES that we have joined; we’ve been doing something similar for some years though. The only difference being the periods are in days, not twice a month. We had two captures of 23 and 22 before it quietened down a bit, so we quickly got up to speed extraction-wise. A few retraps included a Dec 2017 bird and a couple of 2019 pulli from local boxes; I missed most of the 2020 nest box breeding season due to the covid lockdown. Only about 20% of the pulli were ring-able, the rest being to big to ring or had fledged. It was good to see everyone today.

Present: JL,IW,DLJHW,JPM
Weather: Murky early, overcast low cloud, cold, light breeze.
Nets: 12 metres in 2 net rides, a 6M each side of the feeder, up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (Feeders): fat balls, black sunflower, niger, peanuts.

Recaptures:(16)     Blue Tit ringed: 24/12/2017, 22/12/2018, 10/03/2019, 10/11/2019x2, 08/12/2019, 22/12/2019, 19/01/2020

                                Pulli two from 10/05/2019 one from Box CP31 and one from box WH20,

                                Coal Tit ringed: 11/11/2018, 10/11/2019,

                                Great Tit ringed: 18/02/2018, 10/03/2019, 10/11/2019, 07/01/2020

Sightings Didn’t have time to do a count but did hear Siskins and Crossbills calling in the murk early in the session. Ian  noted Robin, Dunnock, Crossbill, Nuthatch, Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Wren, Jay, Marsh Tit, Redwing