03/07/Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 31
Session: 03/08/2021, 07:25 to 10:50hrs
Notes. A disappointing morning, with thick fog blanketing the common it seemed more like late October. Not much happening and few birds captured for the time of year.
Present: JL,IW
Weather: Thick fog until just before 10:00hrs when cleared to sunny periods, slight breeze, cool.
Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:45 to 10:30hrs
Lures Audio: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Hirundine(part), Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler(part)

Recaptures:(1)

Willow Warbler         ringed 09/07/2021

Sightings 25 species: The lack of birds to ring meant we spent much of the time watching the pair of Dartford Warblers flying back and forth, with juicy green caterpillars, feeding their young in a nest somewhere in a gorse bush near the car. Just as we were leaving, loading the car with ringing paraphernalia, Ian noticed a youngster even closer to the car that had just fledged from the nest. Closer still was a second and when they flew across the track a third followed also an adult that fed one in a rose bush. The Swifts were seen over towards the town.