10/11 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common 616 Feeder

Session: 10/11/2024 07:45 to 11:30hrs

Notes:. This feeder usually provides a better variety of species than our two other feeders, and so it was today. Also, Blue Tit numbers at the feeder were up nearer the level expected (40%+) as a proportion of the overall capture compared to the last visit here (29/10/2024) when we ringed just 4 of a total of 15 (26%). The Goldcrest responded to the audio playing near the scrub nets.

Present: JL,IW,IQ,CMD,DL.

Weather: overcast, cool, calm.

Nets: 2x 10M scrub nets, 2x6M nets, 1  each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 10:00hrs

Lures (Feeder): Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts.

           (audio): BC-CC-FC-GC

Recaptures:(12)

Blackbird            ringed: 13/10/2024

Blue  Tit              ringed: 24/02/2024, 13/10/2024x2, 27/10/2024

Coal Tit               ringed: 26/02/2023, 27/10/2024

Great Tit             ringed: 29/10/2023x2, 13/10/2024, 27/10/2024x2

Sighting: Mostly from Ian’s list. The pair of Sparrowhawks were quite active. The male did an

unsuccessful  hunting run through the car park scrub and out to the common. Later the female flew

into the Bury’s Bank Road treeline carrying prey that looked to be a finch size passerine. Ravens

were quite active for a while, flying about mostly.