03/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common

Session: 03/10/2023 07:45 to 10:50hrs

One of today's Goldcrests - a 1st Winter Female

Notes: Most captured on the first round with just ones and twos on subsequent net rounds. Goldcrest

numbers should build from now on, probably continental birds arriving to winter. The Song Thrush, the

first we have ringed here since 2021, was long winged (123mm when about 117 to 120 is the norm for

locals) so this one was probably also from the Northern Europe.

Present: JL,IW

Weather: cloudy with sunny periods, cool, breezy.

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), (FF-RE), (RT-YB-GC-FC) intermittently.

Recaptures none

Sightings: Signs of winter with more Blackbirds about than usual, also Song Thrush. A steady

movement of Swallows going through south in threes and fours (one group of 10+) for most of the

morning. Several groups of Starling flying east and the first Siskin, a high flying bird over SW. Two

Chaffinch is notable for here. Woodpigeon numbers are increasing, probably some were moving south.

Still some Butterflies and Dragonflies on the wing.

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