06/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 40
Session: 06/10/2021, 07:30 to 10:30hrs
Notes: After yesterday’s blast (and rain) it was still quite breezy early today, but it eased as the session progress. Should be ringing Goldcrest in numbers week 40; 10 in 2020, 1 this week so far. Yet another Firecrest this morning, the 8th for the group this autumn, otherwise a few latish migrants and some resident species.

The fourth Firecrest at this site the first female (1stCY) ringed this autumn

Present: JL,IW

Weather: Sunny bright, strong westerly breeze calmer later, warm in the sun

Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:50 to 10:00hrs

Lures Audio:  BC-CC-FC-GC, Yellow-browed Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Thrushes (Fieldfare, Redwing

Recaptures:(01)

Blue Tit         ringed 21/09/2020

   

Sightings: Three thrushes dropped into birch trees in the distance to the south of the heath, too far to ID but probably Song Thrush. Managed to find two Blackbirds out on the heath, they a very scarce compared to previous years. A Sparrowhawk, probably a male, flashed low over south and autumn Skylarks high over going west. Jays very quiet  just one scolded briefly in the woods; none of the flying back and forward of the past 10 days or so. And, maybe the last Swallows of the year over south.