Monday, 30 June 2025

29/06 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES Visit 2025.07
Session: 29/06/2025 06:00 to 11:10hrs.
Present: IW,JHW,RAD,CMD,JL,DL,JA,IQ.
Weather: cloudy early sunny periods later, calm.
Nets: one 198M long reed bed ride plus 12m scrub ride additional net up from 06:30 to 10:30hrs.
Lures (): None
Notes: A busier morning with lots of juveniles about and a good total for recent times. The average total for visit 07 is 55 (range 2024 – 23 and 1993&95 - 109). The ANK6944 Reed Warbler encountered today was ringed at Titchfield Haven. It was ringed as an adult 08/08/2020 and we have re-captured it 15 times during 2021 to 2024; this is the first time we have re-captured it in 2025. It has probably nested a little further away from the net ride this year as we have encountered it several times: 2021 - 4, 2022 - 5, 2023 - 3 and twice in 2024.
Recaptures: (10)
Bullfinch ringed: 08/06/2025.
Reed Warbler ringed: 08/08/2020 (Titchfield Haven), 03/06/2023, 02/07/2023, 23/07/2023,          09/06/2024, 14/07/2024, 21/07/2024, 10/05/2025, 08/06/2025.

Sightings: A double figure count of Cormorant probably recently fledge birds flew west. Lots of
butterflies and other insects about. No Cuckoo this visit, by the end of June they are usually on
return migration to Africa.

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