10/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure (wk41)
Session: 10/10/2023 07:45 to 11:00hrs

The first Redwing of the season a 1st winter.

Notes: Several groups of Redwing flying over dropped mostly into the treeline to the south, some dropped into the enclosure, we ring one. A steady flow of Chiffchaff for most of the morning and yet another Firecrest. There were at least 4 Blackcaps about, one got out of the net before we could get to it and one jinked over the net as it was being taken down.
Present: JL,IW.
Weather: sunny periods, a fog bank to the east moved in then retreated back east, cloudy towards end of session, light breeze, cool. 
Nets: 48metres 3 Rides, 18M, 18M and 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs.
Lures: (BC-CC-WW-GW-WH-LW-GC-FC), (W-WC-SF-RZ-TP), (FF-RE), (RT-YB-GC-FC) intermittently. 

Recaptures: (01)

Blue Tit                      ringed: 30/09/2022

Sightings: There may have been some Song Thrush in the Redwing flocks flying over since the two ringed dropped out of the sky into the enclosure with other thrushes that avoided the nets. Might have been the odd Fieldfare but no definite sighting made. Some medium sized finches flew over and about but not able to identify against the light. A large dragonfly also flew through unidentified.