26/07 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 30
Session: 26/07/2021, 07:30 to 11:00hrs
Notes: Good session. We had our first ever re-trap Dartford Warbler (the local female), Marsh Tits are unusual out on the heath, good numbers of Chiffchaffs going through also some Garden Warblers and the first Willow Warblers since the 22nd July. Blackcaps included a bird ringed elsewhere no details yet, the original ringing date etc is not showing on the system!

The two March Tits ringed out on the heath scrub both juveniles. 

Scarce birds these days even at our winter feeders

Present: JL, IW

Weather: Cloudy with sunny periods, warm, calm

Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:50 to 10:30hrs

Lures Audio: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Hirundine, Redstart

Recaptures:(03)

Blackcap                 ringed elsewhere details awaited

Chiffchaff                ringed 09/06/2021

Dartford Warbler     ringed 09/06/2021

Sightings 24 species: Apart from the Marsh Tits nothing unexpected. 
Using the revised Birdtrack app we also recorded: Common Lizard, Large Red Damselfly, Common Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly also Small Skipper and Gatekeeper butterflies.