Session: 13-Nov-2014

Present: JL
Nets: None
Notes: Thursday looked to be the best in the weather forecast at the beginning of the week. It was quite calm first thing but became very windy as I arrived at the western enclosure so I decided not to put up any nets. Instead I did some birds counts around the common. Would have had a better count Crookham Pools but for a dog-walker who found it entertaining to run her two dogs at the assembled gulls, disturbing them several times before they flew off. She then turned the dogs attention to the cattle until she realised she was being watched.

Sightings: Sighting for Thursday 13th November 07:30 to 08:00hrs

Location: Greenham Common West 07:30 to 08:00hrs

Blackbird 3 Carrion Crow 2 Chaffinch 3 Dunnock 1 Fieldfare 2 Goldcrest 2 Green Woodpecker 2 Jackdaw 13 Jay 2 Lesser Redpoll 1

Linnet 5 Magpie 2 Meadow Pipit 4 Mute Swan 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Red Kite 1 Redwing 3 Robin 3 Woodpigeon 3 Wren 3

Total Number Species 20

Location: Greenham Common Central and FPG 08:00 to 08:30hrs

Blackbird 4 Blue Tit 3 Bullfinch 2 Chaffinch 1 Dartford Warbler 2 Dunnock 3 Fieldfare 13 Golden Plover 7 Great Tit 2 Lesser Redpoll 1

Magpie 2 Meadow Pipit 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Nuthatch 1 Pied Wagtail  2 Reed Bunting 2 Robin 6 Snipe 2 Song Thrush 1 Stonechat 2

Total Number Species 20

Location: Crookham Pools 08:50 to 09:10hrs

Blackbird 2 Black-headed Gull 10 Carrion Crow 3 Jackdaw 3

Lesser Black-backed Gull 15 Magpie 2 Pied Wagtail 2 Wren 2

Total Number Species 8

Location: Greenham Common 616 feeder 09:30 to 09:45hrs

Blue Tit 3 Bullfinch 2 Chaffinch 4 Dunnock 2 Goldfinch 10

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Great Tit 4 Greenfinch 15 Robin 1 Wren 1

Total Number Species 10