02/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure Week 31
Session: 02/08/2021, 07:20 to 10:50hrs
Notes. Garden Warblers on the move today 9 captured in one net round. The House Sparrow is a new species for the Western Enclosure and a juvenile Green Woodpecker that stayed in the net, the usually bounce out.
Present: JL,IW
Weather: Overcast, light breeze, cool
Nets: 48metres in 3 rides of 18M, 18M, 12M up from 07:45 to 10:30hrs
Lures Audio: Warblers, Misc Migrants, Hirundine(part), Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler(part)

Juvenile House Sparrow, not a species expected out on the heath

Juvenile Green Woodpecker,

The red on the "moustache" below the eye indicates it to be a male

Recaptures:(none)

Sightings 31 species: The Woodlark was singing for a while over towards Sandleford Heath. Heard Stonechat clacking when putting the nets up but couldn’t find them subsequently. No sign of any Swifts over the town. Very little insect activity