19/01 Snelsmore Common

Location: Snelsmore Feeder CES2024/25.06

Session: 19/01/2025 07:45 to 11:20hrs.

Notes: Thanks to NC for providing backup and nice to see DL for a while, hope you feel better soon. Conditions were poor and uncomfortable (1degC). with fewer birds than expected. Blue Tit numbers were lower than usual; most turned up late in the session and were heading towards being outnumbered by Coal Tit until after 10:00hrs.

Present: JL,IW,NC,DL

Weather: overcast, damping mist, calm, cold.

Nets: 2x6M nets, one each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs

Lures (Feeder): Fat Balls, Sunflower Hearts, Peanuts.

Recaptures: (33) (nest box ref CP/WH = Snelsmore Common/Winterbourne Holt)

Blue  Tit  ringed: 20/11/2022, 05/11/2023, 10/12/2023, 03/11/2024x5, 06/11/2024 (BagFdr), 17/11/2024, 15/12/2024x2

Pulli ringed: 18/05/2022 box CP01, 24/05/2023 box CP30, 20/05/2024 box WH24

Coal  Tit   ringed: 05/02/2023, 17/12/2023x2, 03/11/2024, 17/11/2024, 29/12/2024x2

Great Tit ringed: 15/01/2023,15/12/2023, 05/11/2023, 03/11/2024x3, 17/11/2024x2, 29/12/2024.

                 Pulli ringed: 24/05/2023 box CP28, 14/05/2024 box CP33.

Sighting: IW’s list, we were quite busy so probably missed a few.