30/06 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 26
Session: 30/06/2021, 07:00 to 10:50hrs (Wednesday)
Notes: Good Chiffchaff numbers again, 24 so far this week. We usually get these numbers in week 28 to 31 and from week 34 to 41. We think the first period is local birds dispersing and the latter the main movement through of migrants from further north. Still quiet on the sylvia front.
Present: JL,IW
Weather: overcast, dull, warm, calm to light breeze, brightening up later.
Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:30 to 10:30hrs
Lures Audio: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Hirundine, Redstart

Recaptures:(03)

Blackbird       ringed 09/06/2021               
Chiffchaff       ringed 16/06/2021, 29/06/2021                                                                              Dunnock        ringed 02/09/2019                            

Sightings 28 species: As we took the nets down a male Kestrel came down to drink in the flood pools to the south, had very bright fresh plumage a smart looking bird. The Willow Warbler was in the net but flicked out. Jackdaws were busy again today streaming out from the bunkers, we stopped counting after 50+ reached. Dartford Warblers were with (following) the Stonechats. Only one Chiffchaff singing in the woodland margins, the rest turned up in the nets including 7 in one net round.