02/01 Snelsmore Common Feeder

Location: Snelsmore Feeder CES 5 of 8
Session: 02/01/2022 07:45 to 11:30hrs
Notes: We missed CES visit 4 which should have been done over the Xmas break for various reasons but mostly due to the rainy weather that conspired to match the days we could have ringed. Anyway, nice to get out ringing today, the first session of the new year. Re-trapped a 2018 pulli Blue Tit that had not travelled far as it was ringed at box CP03 which is about 3 metres from the feeders, this is the first time we have seen it since it was ringed. A four-year-old Great Spotted Woodpecker and a three-year-old Coal Tit and Treecreeper is also interesting.
Present: JL,JHW,IW,DL
Weather: overcast with some sunny periods, breezy cool.
Nets:  12metres, 2 rides of 6M nets one each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lures: Feeder: Fat Balls, Niger, Black Sunflower, Peanut

Recaptures:(37)
Blue Tit           ringed: 08/12/2019, 06/12/2020, 24/10/2021x4, 07/11/2021x4, 21/11/2021,
                                   21/11/2021, 05/12/2021x7, 10/12/2021 (Bagnor Fdr)
                       pulli ringed:  28/05/2018 box CP03, 25/05/2021x2 boxes CP22 & CP25
                                            31/05/2021 box CP03, 04/06/2021 box CP15
Coal Tit           ringed: 20/01/2019, 12/02/2019, 07/11/2021x2
Great Tit         ringed: 03/12/2019, 06/12/2020, 07/11/2021x2
                       pulli ringed:   27/05/2021 box WH17 (Winterbourne Holt)
Great Spotted Woodpecker ringed: 02/02/2018
Marsh Tit        ringed: 07/11/2021
Treecreeper   ringed: 10/11/2019 

Sightings: Siskins over calling as we put the nets up, Song Thrush and Nuthatch singing, Goldcrest started singing just before we left site.