Saturday, 18 October 2014

10-Oct-2014  Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Nets 160’ in 3 rides up from 07:30 to 11:00
Weather: bright sunny occasionally clouding over breezy later.
Captured: 30 BC-1,BT-3,CC-11,DW-1,D-3,GC-5,GT=2,RB-1&1
Retraps: RB from 25-Jun-2012 Thatcham LNR also the 26/05/2014
Adults: CC-4,RB-1
Yet another Dartford Warbler
Chiffchaff still going through in numbers and a few Blackcap.
Goldcrest featuring more and wintering birds such as Reed Bunting.
No sign of any winter thrushes though but more Blackbird and Song Thrush flying about.
GREENHAM COMMON WEST
SIGHTINGS FOR Friday, 10 October, 2014 0715 to 11:30 (IW,JL)
Blackbird 7
Blackcap 3
Blue Tit 3
Carrion Crow 4
Chaffinch 5
Chiffchaff 14
Cormorant 3
Dartford Warbler 1
Dunnock 5
Goldcrest 2
Goldfinch 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Great Tit 1
Green Woodpecker 3
Grey Wagtail 3
Jackdaw 15
Jay 4
Linnet 2
Long-tailed Tit 5
Magpie 4
Meadow Pipit 1
Mistle Thrush 3
Pied Wagtail (yarrelli) 1
Reed Bunting 4
Robin 5
Rook 3
Skylark 4
Song Thrush 4
Sparrowhawk 1
Starling 1
Stonechat 3
Woodpigeon 10
Wren 5

Total number of species 33