30/07 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common - Western Enclosure wk2025-31

Session: 30/07/2025 07:45 to 11:15hrs

Notes: First session this year at the enclosure, seven weeks later than usual due to commitments elsewhere. A better session than we expected as there looked to be very little bird activity in the area when we first arrived. Weeks 30 and 31 are peak migration here for Garden Warbler and Whitethroat, both species numbers will tail off over the next two or three weeks, this also applies to Willow Warbler. The Sparrowhawk was unexpected; we usually see them go into the area but not this one. Fortunately, it stayed in the net until we arrived. I got two or three stabs on fingers from is claws as it was extracted from the net.

Present: JL,IW,IQ.

Weather: Sunny Periods, few spots of rain, light breeze, warm.

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

Lures audio: (BC-CC-FC-GC-GW-WH-LW-WO),(YW-WC-W.-TP-RT-RZ),(GH),(RT) intermittently.

Recaptures: (00)

Sightings: (IW’s list) It appeared to be very quiet apart from quite a lot of Red Kite and (late in session) Buzzard activity. Good views of a juvenile Dartford Warbler. A tricle of Swallows flying about but drifting south-ish. Much as expected otherwise.