30/11 Snelsmore Common Feeder

Location: Snelsmore Common Feeder CES 205/26.03.

Session: 30/11/2025 07:40 to 11:40hrs

Present: JHW,IW,JL,RAD,CMD.

Weather: bright, sunny clear, calm, cold.

Nets: 6+6M feeder nets up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs.

Lures (Feeder): fat balls, sunflower hearts, peanuts.

The Snelsmore Feeder

Notes: We had a busy session today, lots of Blue Tit as usual, a few Coal Tit and mid-way through the first Great Tit arrived. Nuthatch have usually become wary of the nets after the first couple of visits so finding one in the nets was bit of a surprise. We watched the Great Spotted Woodpecker backing down the support tree and into the net when it protested noisily most the time until it was ringed and  released.

Oldest birds re-trapped ringed 06/11/2022, 19/11/2023 ringed at this feeder, all the nest boxes birds are from those local to the feeder.

Unfortunately, due to it raining we were not able to do last year’s matching visit -CES 2024/25.03.

Recaptures: (30)

Blue Tit ringed: 06/11/2022, 19/11/2023, 12/04/2024, 26/01/2025, 02/11/2025x6, 16/11/2025x12

Nest boxes - 12/05/2025x3, CP05x2 & CP26, 14/05/2025 - CP24.

Coal Tit ringed: 02/11/2025, 16/11/2025x3

Sightings: IW’s list, A flock of about 40 Woodpigeons flew over southwest, Marsh Tits were 

calling a lot for a while in the trees, otherwise very quiet.