25/03 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Session: 25/03/2022 07:45 to 10:50hrs

Notes. Speculative spring session just to see what might be about. With no lures the expectation was low. We don’t get many re-trap thrushes these days so the Song Thrush ringed here in June as a juvenile was good. None of the birds processed showed any signs of breeding activity apart from the Dunnock. Got an earful on the way out from a women who flagged me down and said I had no right or reason to be driving a car on common land, when I mentioned birds, the women became even angrier. It is very hard to stay polite sometimes.

Present: JL,IW
Weather: Sunny, cool, light breeze.
Nets: 48metres 3 Rides, 18M, 18M and 12M up  from 08:00 to 11:00 hrs

Recaptures: (02)

Blue Tit           ringed: 12/10/2021

Song Thrush  ringed: 29/06/2021

Sightings: A ringed male Dartford Warblers active, singing and seen carrying nest material. Stonechats and Woodlark appear to have one and two territories each near the enclosure. Greenfinch nesting in the gorse and at least two Meadow Pipit territories. Three high-flying Blue Tits on the move west-ish across the heath.