11/06 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES 2023.05
Session: 11/06/2023 06:00 to 11:10hrs
Notes: A better species mix today includied juvenile Blue & Great Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff and the first juvenile Sedge Warbler of the year. We last ringed a Marsh Tit here in Sep 2018 and we have only ringed six since the start of the CES in 1993, all as this one juveniles. The last Willow Tit was a re-trap in Jun 2008 of a bird ringed as a juvenile Sep 2007.
Present: JHW, IW, DL,JL,IQ,NC
Weather: bright sunny early clouding over later, calm warm
Nets: 198M reed bed ride up from 06:30 to 10:30hrs
Lures: None.

Recaptures:(12)

Blackbird             ringed: 11/04/2021

Blue Tit                ringed: 11/09/2022

Reed Bunting      ringed: 30/04/2022

Reed Warbler      ringed: 14/08/2021, 21/05/2022, 07/05/2023, 03/06/2023x2

Sedge Warbler    ringed:  23/04/2023, 13/05/2023, 21/05/2023

Sighting: Cuckoos still about but not so vocal, family parties of Blue and Great Tits. The

Marsh Tit is unusual here for recent years.