04/09 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR
Session: 04/09/2022 07:00 to 11:00hrs

Notes: The first post CES visit produced a steady flow of birds mostly from the 1A section of net. A few more Reed Warbler still about than we expected and two Sedge Warblers. Another good number of Chiffchaff ringed also Blackcap. All the Cetti’s Warblers were juvenile females. Rain threatened for much of the morning and finally progress from the occasional spotting about 10:15hrs when we decided to start taking the nets down before it became too heavy. Would probably have exceeded last years matching visit if it hadn’t rained.                                           

Present: IW,DL,IQ,JL,JHW

Weather: overcast with very occasional patches of blue, calm, warm, some spotting of rain during the session until light rain arrived that curtailed the session.
Nets: 198metres in 1 ride, 18Mx11 reed bed ride up from 06:30 to 10:30 hrs
Lures: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Grasshopper Warbler, Aquatic Warbler, Redstart, intermittently.

Recaptures:(06)

Blue Tit                       ringed: 21/05/2022

Cetti’s Warbler           ringed: 10/07/2022, 28/08/2022

Reed Warbler            ringed: 23/07/2022x2, 28/08/2022x3

Wren                          ringed: 10/07/2022

Sightings: A species not detected here recently a Pheasant was by the gate. A lone Swift flew

south. A few Swallow and House Martin trickled through during the session. The Water Rail was heard

squealing a couple of times when we were taking the nets down.

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