Saturday 16 September 2017

Mid September birding

Hello

Yesterday afternoon Chris Payne tried some ringing in his Greens Norton garden and was surprised to catch 60 birds! These were made up of 16 Goldfinches, 19 Blue Tits, 4 Coal Tits, 3 Great Tits, 5 Greenfinches, 3 House Sparrows, 7 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Goldcrests and a Woodpigeon.

Jacob was at Pitsford Reservoir (again!) today and amassed a good list of birds made up of a Spotted Redshank, a Redshank, 6 Greenshanks, 4 Green Sandpipers, 6 Ruff, 9-14 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Barnacle Goose, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, a Pintail, a Hobby, 3 Stonechats and 2 Whinchats.

Cathy Ryden's visit to Hollowell Reservoir threw up a surprise when a Short-eared Owl flushed in front of her, very much a rare bird for this site.

Regards

Neil M


Ever watchful Redshank at
 Hollowell Reservoir yesterday,
courtesy of Cathy Ryden.

Chiffchaff courtesy
of Cathy Ryden.

Strange high pitched 'squeeky' calls
can be heard coming from our
hedgerows and trees at this time
of the year and many of these highly
variable contact calls are emitted
by the diminutive Chiffchaff!



Preening Swallow
courtesy of Chris Payne.

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