Sunday, 17 May 2015

04/06 Thatcham Marsh LNR CES visit 2015.01

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES visit 01
Session: 04-May-2015 05:30 hrs to 10:30 hrs
Weather: sunny periods, slight breeze but not affecting nets.
Present: IW, DL, RGS, JHW, JPM
Nets: Standard nets 660’ along one ride (11x60’ nets) Additional nets one 30’ net. Up from 06:10 to 10:00 hrs
Lure: None
Capture 31 : Blackcap 2/0, Cetti’s Warbler 0/3, Chiffchaff 0/1, Dunnock 0/2, Great Tit 0/1, Reed Bunting 1/1, Reed Warbler 1/4, Sedge Warbler 0/3
Recaptures: Chiffchaff 343days, Cetti’s Warbler 316d, 295d, 261d, Dunnock 1y 356d, Reed Bunting 239d, Reed Warbler 1y 281d(2), 301d; Others less than 100days
Age Range: All full grown
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Notes: The first CES of 2015, Visit 2015.01, 27 from standard nets and 2 from additional nets; a little below average; for CES 01 average is 32 range 1998 7, 2004 63
Sightings 49 Species: 

Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Pheasant
Little Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Red Kite
Sparrow Hawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Water Rail
Moorhen
Lapwing
Black-Headed Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Common Tern
Woodpigeon
Cuckoo
Swift
Green Woodpecker
Swallow
House Martin
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Cetti’s Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Long-Tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting