05/03 Snelsmore Common Feeder

Location: Snelsmore Common Feeder
Session: 05/03/2023 07:40 to 11:30hrs
Notes: It was cold today. A new Marsh Tit at this time of year is unusual but we get very few coming to the feeders in recent years. Some quite old Blue Tits from 2017 and 2018 also a 2019 Coal Tit.
Present: JL,IW,JHW,DL
Weather: overcast, calm cold
Nets: 12Metres, 2 rides 6M each side of feeder  up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lures: Feeders – Fat Balls, Black Sunflower Seed, Peanuts

Coal Tit

Recaptures:(37)

Blue Tit  ringed: 12/11/2017, 25/11/2018, 27/12/2018, 23/03/2021, 24/10/2021, 07/11/2021, 05/12/2021, 02/01/2022x3,16/01/2022, 13/02/2022x2, 15/01/2023, 05/02/2023x2, 19/02/2023
 pulli ringed: 14/05/2022 nest box WH25, 16/05/2022 box CP26

Coal Tit   ringed: 10/11/2019, 06/11/2022, 15/01/2023, 05/02/2023

Great Tit  ringed: 06/12/2020, 24/10/2021, 07/11/2021,27/02/2022x2, 13/03/2022, 06/11/2022, 15/01/2023, 19/02/2023
pulli ringed: 22/05/2022 nest box CP27

Robin      ringed: 15/01/2023

Sightings: Woodpigeon movement over south, also a Grey Heron