29/08 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure (wk35)

Session: 29/08/2023 07:40 to 10:50hrs

First year male Redstart

First year male Firecrest

Notes: Another Redstart and Firecrest both bright males also a Marsh Tit probably dispersing

from the nearby woodland. Singles of Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler, the former species is

down to the odd straggler or two usually to Week 37. The latter species numbers also dropping

away though we get a flurry around week 35 to 37 some years. Nice morning’s ringing.

Present: JL,IW.

Weather: 0vercast early clearing to sunny periods, calm, warm

Nets: 48metres 3 Rides, 18M, 18M and 12M up from 08:00 to 10:30hrs

Lures: (BC-CC-WW-GW-WH-LW-GC-FC), (W-WC-SF-RZ-TP), (GH-RW-SW-RB-AW), (RT-DW) intermittently.

Recaptures: (01)

Blue Tit                     ringed: 05/08/2022

Sightings: Fairly quiet this morning, few Jackdaws flying out, probably the main flock is out in the fields (maybe to the south) being harvested. It is surprising what can be pulled into the enclosure from the surrounding apparently bird-less scrub and heathland. The butterflies appeared when the cloud dispersed, and the sun came out near the end of the session.