Sunday, 5 April 2015

05/04 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR
Session: 05-Apr-2015 07:30 to 11:30hrs
Weather: Overcast light wind getting warmer some sunny periods later.
Present: JL, DL, JHW, RGS, IW, RJC, JPM
Nets: Standard nets 1A(360’), 2A(300’), B (60’.60’) up from 08:30 to 10:30 hrs
Lure: None
Capture 18: Blackcap 1/0, Blue Tit 0/1, Bullfinch 1/0, Cetti’s Warbler 0/3, Chiffchaff 2/0, Dunnock 0/1, Great Tit 0/3, Robin 1/1, Song Thrush 1/1, Wren 0/3
Recaptures: Wren 2y 173days, 1y 231days, 224days, Dunnock 182days, Robin 308days, Cetti’s Warbler 323days, 287days, 210days Blue Tit 3y 171days, Great Tit 6y 253days, 3y 185days, 210days
Age Range: (1st winter) Bullfinch 1, Dunnock 1, Great Tit 1, Robin 1, Song Thrush 1, Wren 2
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Notes: A pre CES session, cleaning debris from the ride before starting session. A better session than expected. A 6+ year (2444days) old Great Tit is the second oldest ever in the groups 48+ year history; oldest is 7+ years (2800days) National record is 13+years,oldest for Berkshire is 8+years.

Sightings 39 Species: Blackcap and Swallow nice to see

Blackbird 4
Blackcap 2
Black-headed Gull 14
Blue Tit 7+
Bullfinch 2
Buzzard 1
Canada Goose 7
Carrion Crow 5
Cetti's Warbler 7
Chaffinch 3
Chiffchaff 6
Coot 1
Cormorant 3
Dunnock 3
Gadwall 3
Goldcrest 1
Goldfinch 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Great Tit 6+
Green Woodpecker 2
Greenfinch 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Jackdaw 4
Kestrel 1
Little Grebe 1
Long-tailed Tit 5
Magpie 4
Mallard 6
Moorhen 3
Pheasant 1
Red Kite 1
Reed Bunting 5
Robin 5
Song Thrush 2
Swallow 1
Tufted Duck 2
Water Rail 3
Woodpigeon 10+
Wren 5