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Eleanor's perusal of the Blueberry Farm area this morning yielded two singing Grasshopper Warblers but nothing else of note.
At Pitsford Reservoir today, a pair of Oystercatcher remain and seem likely to breed again on-site. A couple of pairs of Black-headed Gulls also look very maternal and are showing a great deal of interest in the rafts and pollarded willows in the Scaldwell Bay. Last year they made it to the egg stage but didn't seem to progress any further.
In most springs a pair or two of Lesser Black-backed Gulls scout around the reserve obviously contemplating breeding and then move on. Today a pair were doing just that and were very interested in a couple of Coots fighting (again) in the open water. The Coots as usual just kept fighting regardless!
A Wheatear and a Whitethroat were noted at Harrington Airfield this afternoon.
Regards
Neil M
Eleanor's perusal of the Blueberry Farm area this morning yielded two singing Grasshopper Warblers but nothing else of note.
At Pitsford Reservoir today, a pair of Oystercatcher remain and seem likely to breed again on-site. A couple of pairs of Black-headed Gulls also look very maternal and are showing a great deal of interest in the rafts and pollarded willows in the Scaldwell Bay. Last year they made it to the egg stage but didn't seem to progress any further.
In most springs a pair or two of Lesser Black-backed Gulls scout around the reserve obviously contemplating breeding and then move on. Today a pair were doing just that and were very interested in a couple of Coots fighting (again) in the open water. The Coots as usual just kept fighting regardless!
A Wheatear and a Whitethroat were noted at Harrington Airfield this afternoon.
Regards
Neil M
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| Kestrel Scaldwell Meadow, Pitsford Res |
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| Adult Black-headed Gull Pitsford Res |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull and Coots Pitsford Res |
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| A Raven caught and ringed today at Chase Park Farm, Yardley Chase. Image courtesy of Nick Wood. |
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