Thursday, 8 October 2015

08/10 Greenham Common Western Enclosure


Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure
Session: 08-Oct-2015 07:15 to 10:30hrs
Weather: bright, sunny, clear, calm, cool
Present: JL, IW, RGS, DL
Nets: 160’ in three rides of 60’, 60’, 40’ up from 07:45 to 10:00hrs
Lure (audio): Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Yellow-browed Warbler, Meadow Pipit
Capture (New/Recapture) 13:
Blue Tit 2/0
Chiffchaff 5/0
Goldcrest 6/0
 
Recaptures: None
Age Range: All 1st winter
Notes: A quick session as I had an 11:00 appointment. Looked to be a few Goldcrest about, wish I could have done a normal session. Still a trickle of Chiffchaff going through, otherwise quiet. Tried for Yellow-browed Warbler as there are a lot in the country mainly towards the east coast; it is two years ago yesterday that I ringed one here.
Jennifer left some rubbish in bags by my car for me to take. Left it on the heath, I don’t do dog pooh; don’t know who she thinks she is! Might have to put her straight next time I see her.

Sightings 31 Species: Some blackbirds dropping vertically “out of the sky”, a song thrush singing when I arrived and a few more finches about than usual. No sign of Redwing/Fieldfare yet.
Blackbird 10
Blue Tit 5
Carrion Crow 3
Chaffinch 4
Chiffchaff 8
Dartford Warbler 1
Dunnock 2
Goldcrest 8
Goldfinch 15
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Great Tit 3
Green Woodpecker 1
Greenfinch 2
Jackdaw 8
Jay 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
 
Lesser Redpoll 3
Linnet 1
Long-tailed Tit 6
Magpie 5
Meadow Pipit 3
Pied Wagtail 1
Robin 4
Siskin 1
Skylark 3
Song Thrush 1
Starling 3
Stock Dove 1
Woodlark 2
Woodpigeon 15
Wren 1