04/10 Greenham Common

Location: Greenham Common Western Enclosure (wk40)
Session: 04/10/2023 07:45 to 10:50hrs

One of the two Blackcaps ringed today - a 1st year male

Notes:  A steady flow of birds today, included the sixth Firecrest of the season here. Yesterday was dominated by Blackcap whereas today Chiffchaff was the main species.
Present: JL,IW,IQ
Weather: overcast early clearing to sunny periods, light breeze, cool.
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: (03)

Blue Tit                    ringed: 21/07/2023

Dunnock                  ringed: 05/07/2022, 14/06/2023

Sightings: More movement included several high flying thrushes – Blackbird, Song Thrush and the Mistle Thrushes dropped down from fairly high up, also one or two other thrushes went unidentified but were probably Song Thrush, all from there action likely to be from northern climes. The Skylarks flew over west also high up. More Swallows going south as were the House Martins. A few non-passerine species over mostly early in the session.