Tuesday, 12 October 2021

12/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 41
Session: 12/10/2021, 07:30 to 10:50rs
Notes: Unfortunately, I was unable to do a visit yesterday and it was good ringing weather
that looks set for the rest of this week. We had a Redwing in the net, but it escaped before we
got to it. Goldcrest are moving through, about a week later than usual. Still a few Chiffchaffs
around and a late Blackcap or are they early winterers?;
Present: JL,IW
Weather: Cloudy  sunny later, calm, cool
Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs
Lures Audio:  BC-CC-FC-GC, Yellow-browed Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Thrushes (Fieldfare,
Redwing)

Recaptures:(none)


Sightings: The first substantial Redwing flock (26) of the autumn took some interest in the
audio but stayed up in the trees along the margin of the wood. A small movement of Pied
Wagtails headed west, as did at least two Skylark that went over unseen.  A Chaffinch pinked
from the woods and then flew out to a birch tree on the heath before returning to the woods;
these are a scarcity here since the spring. A flock of more than 15 small finches flew west,
possibly Siskin but we were unsure of the ID. I forgot my binoculars today which didn’t help.





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