05/08 Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 05-Au-2015 05:45 to 10:30hrs
Weather: bright sunny, calm early, clouding over and windy later, rain spots at the finish
Present: JL, RJC, RGS, IW
Nets: 280’ in 60’ 60’ 40’, 60’, 60’ rides up from 06:15 to 10:10hrs
Lure: Audio, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Redstart, Dartford Warbler, Stonechat, Woodlark periodically.
Capture 37: Blackcap 13/0, Chiffchaff 8/0, Dunnock 2/0, Goldcrest 1/0, Whitethroat 3/0, Willow Warbler 8/2
Recaptures: Willow Warbler 4y 0 days( ring 4 years exactly to the day as an adult) capture twice in the interim, other recapture from 5 days ago
Age Range: All juveniles except Chiffchaff 1, Dunnock 1, Willow Warbler 4

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Notes: A last minute decision to do a session when the weather looked better than expected at dawn this morning. Mostly the expected passage birds captured. Resident birds notable by their absence. Session stopped early due to light rain that stopped just after nets down and it became very windy.

Sightings 32 Species: Few resident birds around this week compared to the last session.

Pheasant 1 Red Kite 1 Woodpigeon 25 Green Woodpecker 3 Kestrel 1 Jay 2 Carrion Crow 4 Blue Tit 1 Woodlark 3 House Martin 5 Willow Warbler 12 Blackbird 1 Robin 2 Dunnock 2 Pied Wagtail 5 Linnet 4

Little Egret 2 Stock Dove 2 Swift 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Magpie 4 Jackdaw 30 Goldcrest 1 Coal Tit 1 Swallow 5 Chiffchaff 10 Dartford Warbler 2 Mistle Thrush 1 Stonechat 3 Grey Wagtail 1 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 3