17/11 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure (wk46)
Session: 17/11/2023 07:45 to 10:55hrs

Notes: Intended to do the second visit of the winter CES at the Bagnor Feeder until I checked the visit date and found the second visit period starts from the 18th Nov. As the weather forecast was good, we did another session at Greenham Common. November here is very hit and miss not only weather-wise but birds crossing and out on the heath are few. However as can be seen below we have pick up some late migrants and scarce species in the past including:

Blackcap 3-2016, 2-2018, 2-2020,4-2021 and 1 so far in 2023.

Chiffchaff 2-2018, 7-2021, 1,2022 and 1 so far in 2023.

Common (Mealy) Redpoll 1-2013.

Dartford Warbler 1-2013, 1-2017.

Fieldfare 1-2021

Firecrest 1-2021, 1-2022

Goldcrest 149 Nov total from 2012 to 2023.

Green Woodpecker 1-2015, 1-2016.

Lesser Redpoll 4-2012, 2-2013, 2-2016.

Meadow Pipit 1-2018, 1-2019

Redwing 3-2013,1-2014,6-2016, 6-2017, 2-2018, 2-2022

Sparrowhawk 1-2016

Total for 2012 to 2023 in November is 386 ringed of 27 species.  

The Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldcrest and Redpoll are incoming winter migrants

Present: JL,IW.

Weather: sunny, bright, breezy, cold.

Nets: 48metres 3 Rides, 18M, 18M and 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs.

Lures: (BC-CC-GC-FC), (YB-FC-GC-RE),(LR-MP-BL), (FF-RE), intermittently.

Sightings: Woodpigeons flying south in three or four substantial flocks in addition to a few flying about. A couple of Redwing flocks also south-ish, some reacted to the audio, perching in nearby trees briefly. We have two different Redwing songs playing one is Latvian, not sure of the origin of other one. They are very different from one another, also there are several regional Redwing songs, so it is possible that some flock don’t hear their song/calls. The Gadwall flew north at the same time as the Mallard flew around, probably both groups were disturbed from the nearby St Gabriel’s lakes.