Location: Haysom’s Feeder
Session:17/03/2024 09:00 to 12:30hrs
Notes: The ringing at the Greenham Feeder was cancelled this morning
as it was raining at 07:30hrs. By 09:00hrs it had all but stopped so I put a
net up in the garden hoping to ring some of the Siskins visiting. I thought there
to be around 7 or 8 visiting the feeder daily but as a similar number were too
smart to get caught, I think there to be 15 to 20. After 2016 few if any have
visited this or any of our feeder. It seems most birds stayed closer to
breeding ground in the north of the UK, mostly in Scotland. In 2008 I ringed
170 at this feeder and most years until 2016 numbers were well into double
figures. This year there are more substantial flocks wintering some in high
double figures and some coming to feeders. Have been hoping they would find the
Greenham Feeder, but none seen so far.
Present:
JL.
Weather: spotting
early, sunny periods later, light breeze, cool
Nets: 6M of nets, 6M at side of the feeders from 09:00 to 12:30hrs.
Recaptures:(02)
Blue Tit ringed: 02/09/2021 at Western
Enclosure.
Goldfinch ringed: 12/11/2023
Also a couple of Chiffchaff singing in the surrounding trees and a Goldcrest.
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