03/04 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham marsh LNR
Session: 27/03/2022 07:45 to 11:30hrs
Notes. Cleared some dumped tree branches from where we parked the cars. As expected not much activity on the reed bed, this should pick up once the acrocephalus warblers return. The Long-tailed Tit had a brood patch and some other birds showed signs of breeding condition.
Present: JL,IW,IQ,NC
Weather: Sunny, calm, cold
Nets: 144metres along 1 Ride, 18mx8 reed bed nets up from 08:30 to 11:00 hrs
Lures: None  

Recaptures:(05)

Cetti’s Warbler   ringed: 11/04/2021

Chiffchaff           ringed: 14/08/2021, 27/03/2022

Long-tailed Tit   ringed: 09/05/2021

Wren                 ringed: 08/07/2021

Sightings: 34 Species 

Fly-over Rooks, Little Egret and Grey Wagtail. Buzzard and Sparrowhawk circling in a

thermal, probably two Kestrel quite noisy displaying somewhere beyond the tree line. No new

migrant arrivals yet.