12/12 Greenham Feeder

Location: Greenham Estovers Feeder
Session: 12/12/2021 07:30 to 11:30hrs
Notes: Apart from the first net round it was slow this morning with few coming to the feeder.

Marsh Tit probably a 1st Winter

Present: JL,IW,JHW,JPM
Weather: clear, sunny, calm, warm for Dec.
Nets: 36metres 2 12M Nets in scrub and 2 rides of 6M nets one each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lures: Feeder: Niger, Black Sunflower, Peanut

Recaptures:(08)
Blue Tit           ringed: 06/02/2020, 28/11/2021x4
Great Tit         ringed: 28/11/2021x2
Marsh Tit        ringed: 28/11/2021 

Sightings: A flock of Redwings came out of the tree border to the north, a lone Lesser Redpoll over north, and small flocks of Greenfinch and Goldfinch looks promising for when they find they hopefully find the feeders.