19/02 Snellsmore Common Feeder

Location: Snelsmore Common Feeder Winter CES 2022/23.08
Session: 19/02/2023 07:30 to 11:15hrs
Notes: A pleasant session in the spring-like weather. A steady flow of birds increasing in numbers towards the end of the session. Many bird probably spending time territory before coming to the feeders. A 5+ year old Blue Tit is a good re-trap. We managed to get to the net before the Sparrowhawk, an adult male escaped.
Present: JL,IW,JHW
Weather: cloudy early clearing to bright sunny, warm, calm.
Nets: 12M, 2 rides 6M each side of feeder up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lures: Feeders – Fat Balls, Black Sunflower Seed, Peanuts.

Adult Male Sparrowhawk (note the eye protectors)

Recaptures:(32)

Blue Tit  ringed: 12/11/2017, 19/01/2020, 24/10/2021, 07/11/2021, 02/01/2022x3, 16/01/2022,

                          13/02/2022, 13/03/2022, 22/11/2022x215/01/2023x2, 05/02/2023x4

              pulli ringed 16/05/2022 nest box CP31, 18/05/2022x2 box CP01

Coal Tit   ringed: 05/11/2021

Great Tit  ringed: 24/10/2021, 07/11/2021, 15/01/2023x2, 05/02/2023
pulli ringed: 18/05/2022x2 nest box CP08

Robin      ringed: 27/02/2022, 05/02/2023

Sightings: Song Thrushes singing, Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming