21/05 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES 2023.03
Session: 21/05/2023 06:00 to 11:20hrs
Notes: A quiet session again, but despite what we thought, around the usual number of Reed Warbler processed for the time of year. The deficiency this year seems to be non-acrocephalus species and perhaps Sedge Warbler. No juveniles yet, we had two family parties of Great & Blue tit last year on CES visit 2022.03.
Present: JHW, IW,JL,DL,JA,DB,NC
Weather: bright sunny, cool, light breeze
Nets: 198M reed bed ride up from 6:30 to 10:30hrs
Lures: None.

Recaptures:(11)

Cetti’s Warbler     ringed:  11/04/2021

Dunnock              ringed: 08/05/2022

Long-tailed Tit     ringed: 30/04/2023

Reed Warbler  ringed: 25/042021, 12/06/2021, 29/052022, 10/07/2022, 31/07/2022, 28/08/2022, 23/04/2023, 13/05/2023x2

Sighting: Oystercatcher(flying west) is notable. Buzzards and Red Kites circling in thermals over the old waste tip hill and the reed bed. Nice to see some insects on the wing in the sunshine.