Wednesday 10 January 2018

10/01 Bagnor Feeder

Location: Bagnor Feeder
Session: 10-Jan-2018 07:45 to 11:20hrs
Headlines: Very spring like early and several birds were singing on territory. This probably explains why we did not capture any Blue and Great Tits until after 09:00hrs; 20 after 10:25hrs. The early captures consisted of the Long-tailed Tits,three Goldfinches, two Nuthatches and  a Coal Tit. Recaptures were few compared to the last visits at the Greenham and Snelsmore Feeders. The regulars appear to stay away probably remained on territory and came for a feed later in the day. An influx of new birds today at this feeder possibly indicates birds beginning to move spurred into action by the mild weather. 
Weather: Bright, Sunny, warm for January early, later misting over as cooler air flowed down the valley
Present: JL, IW
Nets: 12metres a 6M net each side of feeders up from 08:00 to 11:00hrs
Lure (feeder): peanuts, black sunflower, niger, fat balls
Capture (New/Recapture)
40(32/08) visit 05 of 10
36(22/14) 2016/17 visit 5 (06-Jan-2017)
Species
New
Rtp
1stCY
2ndCY+
BLUTI
12
4
15
1
COATI
2
2

DUNNO
1
1

GOLDF
5
4
1
GRETI
7
2
6
3
LOTTI
4
1
indeterminate
NUTHA
2
1
+indeterminate
Species
New
Rtp
1stCY
2ndCY+
BLUTI
15
10
11
14
BULLF
2

1
1
GRETI
4

2
2
LOTTI
1
3


ROBIN

1

1
Totals for visit 05 of 10 for the last 10 winter periods
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
41
NC
53
38
57
27
43
24
36
40

Recaptures: (8) recent except for:
Blue Tit              406d and pulli 245d from Winterbourne Holt box WH06
Great Tit           pulli 245d from Mount Hill box A03 and Boxford Common box F5
Long-tailed Tit  380d

Sightings 36 Species: A Water Rail on the cress beds probably the best bird; a New Year tick for me. The gulls appeared to be flying to and from the Boxford piggery.





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