Sunday 2 May 2021

01/05 Thatcham Marsh LNR CES 2021.01 of 12

 Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR Constant Effort Site visit 01 of 12
Session: 01/05/2021, 06:00 to 11:00hrs
Notes: The first CES session since 2019.  Due to covid restrictions we were unable to do any ringing on the LNR in 2020 as by the time we could, in July, the net rides were overgrown and could not be cleared as birds were still nesting. At today session we “controlled” a Sedge Warbler that had been ringed in France. It will be interesting to see where and when though it could be sometimes before we know as the French schemes have a reputation for being slow to respond with ringing details. Also, a Garden Warbler, the first ringed this year. Good enjoyable session.
Present: JL,DL,JHW,IW
Weather: Sunny, light breeze, cold.
Nets: 256metres in 3 rides of 198M, 30M, 28M up from 06:30 to 10:00hrs
Lures: None
Capture (New/Recapture)                                          Corresponding CES visit1 (05/05/2019)
42(27/15) 14 Species                                                   36(21/15) 10 Species

Recaptures:(15)    

Blue Tit                     ringed 09/09/2018, 25/04/2021x2

Cetti’s Warbler          ringed 05/05/2019, 11/04/2021

Chiffchaff                  ringed 18/08/2019, 25/04/2021

Great Tit                   ringed 18/04/2021

Long-tailed Tit          ringed 18/04/2021

Reed Warbler           ringed 17/06/2018

Sedge Warbler         ringed 25/04/2021x2 plus a French ringed (details eventually)

Wren                        ringed 14/07/2019

Sightings 38 species: Some first of the year for most of us included Swift and Garden Warbler, no Willow Warblers today! Hirundine still scarce.



1 comment:

Giles said...

The French ringing scheme isn't always slow to respond - last July we controlled a French-ringed SANMA and had details back (and it was quite interesting!) within 12 hours of entering on DemOn!