Wednesday, 22 April 2015

22/04 Snelsmore Common Nest Box check

Location: Snelsmore Common Car Park & Winterbourne Holt Nest Boxes
Session: 22-Apr-2015 07:15 to 10:30hrs
Weather: Sunny Periods cold early warm later.
Present: JL
Notes: 65 boxes checked: Blue Tit occupied 20 boxes with eggs, Great Tit occupied 18 boxes with eggs, Nuthatch occupied 7 boxes mostly sitting birds, 12 boxes still building (no eggs), 8 boxes not occupied. No sign of alien occupation though.

Sightings 28 Species: counted when checking boxes, Tree Pipit the only new migrant at this site; a lot of song from Goldcrest.

Blackbird
Blackcap
Blue Tit
Buzzard
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Dunnock
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Green Woodpecker
Jackdaw
Jay
Linnet
Marsh Tit
Mistle Thrush
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Robin
Song Thrush
Tree Pipit
Treecreeper
Willow Warbler
Woodpigeon
Wren