24/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure (wk43)
Session: 17/10/2023 07:45 to 10:45hrs

Notes:  No Chiffchaff for the first time this season. A Blackcap female probably the best bird of the session, although the Robin first ringed Oct 2020 and recovered twice (Jun and Oct) in 2021 is interesting; when recaptured in Jun it had a brood patch and thus was a female breeding nearby. Nine Goldcrest, seven females and two males, made up the bulk of today’s ringing.

Present: JL,IW
Weather: overcast murky early, sunny and bright for most of session, calm, cool
Nets: 48metres 3 Rides, 18M, 18M and 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs.
Lures: (BC-CC-GC-FC), (LR-MP-BL), (YB,FC,GC,RE),(FF-RE),  intermittently.

Recaptures: (01)

Robin                       ringed: 22/10/2020

Sightings: Not much about, some movement south by a few of the Woodpigeons. The female Sparrowhawk was being harassed by two Carrion Crows beyond the trees to the south-southwest. The few Redwings seen were mostly flying about in twos and threes around the area taking little notice of the audio. One  of the Dartford Warblers was ringed; probably the only one ringed this year so far in July by KMB.