Friday 16 July 2021

16/07 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 28
Session: 16/07/2021, 07:25 to 10:45 hrs
Notes: Really hot this session from the start. The first lesser Whitethroat of the autumn and the first Whitethroat of the week. The latter species is scarce so far this year; numbers usually increase week 28 to 35 then fall away quickly to week 39. All migrants captured this session  in reduced numbers, no locals.
Adult Lesser Whitethroat 
Adult Whitethroat
Present: JL,IW
Weather: bright sun and light breeze very warm,
Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs
Lures Audio: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Hirundine, Redstart
Recent totals for week 28 
2021   84 of 15 species from 4 visits average per session 21
2020   53 of 11 species from 4 visits average per session 13
2019   56 of 10 species from 2 visits average per session 28
2018   no visits - Iberian holiday (remember those days)
2017   59 of 12 species from 2 visits average per session 29

Recaptures:(NONE)


Sightings 24 species: quiet on the heath, activity reduced as the temperature increased




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