Saturday, 16 July 2016

16/07 Thatcham Marsh LNR CES Visit 08

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR CES Visit 08
Session: 16-Jul-2016 05:45 to 10:30hrs
Headlines: Although the weather was acceptable but breezy on occasions, the capture was not affected because there were few birds about. 23 in the standard nets is lowest ever visit 8 capture: range 1995-85 2014-24. The cumulative average for the visit is 319 so the 249 of this year is disappointing. There are few Acrocephalus still on the reed bed, most seem to have left, leaving a few pairs of mostly Reed Warbler and their fledglings. Juveniles generally are few given the time of year. A pleasant mornings ringing though. Off for a Po Tak followed by some Plamuck Phad Baikapoa with Khoa Neaw later to cheer me up and of course a cool Singha beer.
Weather: Sunny, warm, breezy early calmer later.
Present: JL, IW, DL, RJC, RGS
Nets: 216Metres 108+90M of reed bed ride (standard nets) and an 18M additional nets ride. Up from 06:10 to 10:10hrs
Lure (none):
Capture (New/Recapture) 30 (25/5) 23 in Standard nets: Blackcap 1/0, Cetti’s Warbler 3/1, Chiffchaff 5/0, Reed Warbler 6/3, Sedge Warbler 3/0, Wren 7/1
Recaptures: 5, all recent except Cetti’s Warbler ringed 14-May-2011 as a 4 female 5y 63days ago.
Age Range: All juveniles except adults: Blackcap 1, Cetti’s Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Reed Warbler 2, Wren 1.
Sightings 39 Species: As said above for the time of year very quiet. DL thought he glimpsed a Hobby but couldn’t be sure as he was extracting at the time. No Great Tits otherwise the expected species but in much reduced numbers.
Blackbird 2+
Blackcap 4+
Black-headed Gull 11+
Blue Tit 5+
Bullfinch 2+
Buzzard 2
Canada Goose 12
Carrion Crow 3
Cetti's Warbler 8+
Chaffinch 2+
Chiffchaff 9+
Common Tern 1+
Coot 2+
Cormorant 2
Dunnock 2+
Goldcrest 1+
Goldfinch 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1+
Green Woodpecker 3+
Kingfisher 1
 
Little Grebe 1+
Long-tailed Tit 7+
Magpie 2+
Mallard 1+
Moorhen 2+
Mute Swan 1
Red Kite 3
Reed Bunting 3+
Reed Warbler 12+
Robin 2+
Sedge Warbler 5+
Song Thrush 1+
Swallow 6+
Swift 7+
Treecreeper 1+
Tufted Duck 2
Water Rail 2+
Woodpigeon 5+
Wren 4+

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