16/07 Greenham Common

Location: 16/07 Greenham Common Western Enclosure

Session: 16-Jul-2019 07:00 to 11:00hrs

Notes: Another good session that included a juvenile Firecrest, probably fledge from nearby. A second Lesser Whitethroat of the season was also nice, Whitethroat numbers seem low so far though. I am noticing that most Chiffchaffs are captured early and Willow Warblers later in the session. Might have to check historically to see if this is true.

Weather: sunny, warm ,calm

Present: JL, IW, RJC

Nets: 48metres three rides of 18m, 18m, 12m up from 07:30 to 10:40hrs

Lure (audio): Warblers, Misc Migrants, Redstart intermittently.

Capture (New/Recapture) 32(30/02) 11 Species	Matching Visit: (Tues) 17/07/2018 23(23/00) 7Species
Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 8 8 BLUTI 2 2 CHIFF 7 1 7 1 FIREC 1 1 GARWA 3 3 GOLDF 1 1 GRETI 1 1 LESWH 1 1 ROBIN 1 1 WHITE 1 1 WILWA 5 2 3	Species New Rtp Juv Adult BLACA 8 8 CHIFF 4 4 GARWA 4 4 LINNE 1 1 STOCH 1 1 WHITE 4 4 WILWA 1 1

Recaptures: (2)

CHIFF            ringed 22/07/2018 as a juvenile
GRETI            ringed 07/05/2019 a pulli from box PK18 over the heath to the south

Recently fledged Firecrest, moulting into male plumage

Sightings 24 Species: probably missed a few species, no hirundine again today but a Stonechat was in the area. Thought I saw a Dartford Warbler from the car on the way out but not sure, it dived into gorse before I could get a good view.

Blackcap Black-headed Gull (2) Blue Tit Bullfinch Buzzard (2) Carrion Crow Chiffchaff (2) Firecrest (1) Garden Warbler Goldfinch Great Spotted Woodpecker Great Tit

Green Woodpecker  Jackdaw Jay Lesser Whitethroat Linnet Magpie Red Kite Robin Stonechat Whitethroat Willow Warbler Woodlark (1)