23/04 Thatcham Marsh LNR

Location: Thatcham Marsh LNR
Session: 23/04/2023 07:00 to 11:30hrs
Notes: The weather was not too promising but turned out better than expected, quite pleasant in the sunny periods. The first Reed and Sedge Warblers of the year ringed, included a Sedge Warbler ringed elsewhere, details to follow. The two Willow Warbler were both quite dull plumaged birds, and we thought them to be Chiffchaff when extracting from the net though they did have a good eye stripe. Their wing formal confirmed them to be Willow Warblers. 

Next week the first Constant Effort Session of the year and an earlier start!
Present: IW,DL,JL
Weather: Overcast, a  few spots of rain early clearing to sunny periods, calm, cool warmer in the sun.
Nets: 198Metres, 1 reed bed ride up from 07:30 to 11:00hrs
Lures: None.

Sedge Warbler

Reed Warbler

Recaptures:(12)
Cetti’s Warbler ringed: 17/04/2022, 09/04/2022
Chiffchaff            ringed:  08/07/2021, 08/05/2022
Dunnock             ringed: 18/09/2022
Reed Warbler    ringed: 17/07/2021, 08/05/2022, 21/05/2022
Sedge Warbler  ringed: 31/04/2021 ringed elsewhere
Song Thrush      ringed: 16/04/2023
Wren                   ringed: 07/07/2019, 10/07/2022

Sighting: Just a single Swallow over, the only hirundine seen. First Weasel seen here for some time; it ran across the track towards the reed bed.