08/11 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Estovers Feeder, Visit 2026/27.01

Session:   08/11/2026 07:30 to 11:15hrs

Present:   IQ,JL,RAD,IW.

Weather: misty lifting to overcast, calm, cool.

Nets: A 6m Net each side of the feeder plus 12mx2 (IW) scrub nets up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs

Lures:   Feeder - Sun Flower Hearts, Peanuts. Audio Lures at the scrub nets - BC,CC,FC,GC.

Notes: The first schedule visit of Winter 2026/27 to the Greenham Common Feeder. A busy session, not as busy as the Winter 2025/26 matching visit though, also less variety of species. The matching session had more re-trap Blue Tits (17). On this visit just one re-trapped. Interestingly there were migrant species about Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Firecrest and Goldcrest on last years visit. Not sign of any this visit. For this session just two Goldcrest in the net though one found a hole and escaped. Although the food was going down quite fast this winter until today’s session there was little sign that the number of birds visiting was as great as today’s visit shows. I thought it might be Squirrels or Crows plundering the food. It was particularly good to ring some Greenfinches and Golldfinches, the former are scarce recently. No sign of any Chaffinches, another once common species that is now scarce in the area. An enjoyable session that kept us all very busy.

    Recaptures: (05)

    Blue Tit ringed: 26/10/2025.

    Coal Tit ringed; 09/11/2025

    Great Tit ringed: 13/10/2024, 15/01/2025, 13/10/2024