16/11 Snelsmore Common Feeder

 Location: Snelsmore Common – Feeder CES 2025/26.02

Session: 16/11/2025 07:40 to 11:15hrs

Present: JHW,IW,RAD,JL.

Weather: overcast, calm, cool

Nets: 6+6M feeder nets, up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs.

Lures (Feeder): fat balls, sunflower hearts, peanuts 

Notes: Another quite busy session with lots of Blue Tits as usual. It is notable that there are fewer re-traps than last winter’s equivalent visit 2024/25.02. 

Don't feel like saying anymore as:-

Sadly, we heard today that our good friend and colleague  Duncan Long the NRG secretary died last night.

Recaptures: (11)

Blue Tit ringed: 11/05/2025 nest box WH27, 02/11/2025x9

Coal Tit ringed: 02/11/2025

Sightings: IW’s list, there were several high flying gulls probably Lesser Black-backed but to high to be sure, otherwise not a lot of activity.