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A busy ringing session at Harrington Airfield today netted 156 birds of eighteen species, just ten birds having been encountered there before. A Lesser Whitethroat and a Tree Sparrow were perhaps the highlights but we managed to catch a useful total of 31 Meadow Pipits, 17 Yellowhammers and 35 Goldfinches. Other birds included a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Reed Buntings, nine Long-tailed Tits, nineteen Blue Tits, a Coal Tit, thirteen Great Tits, a Goldcrest, two Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, seven Dunnocks, four Robins, a Linnet and nine Chaffinches.
A Common Redstart was around Bunker One and at least one Raven was present too.
Summer Leys attracted a few birds today comprising a Great White Egret, two Pintail, two Stonechats, a Yellow-legged Gull and a Hobby. Dave Jackson saw an unidentified large falcon at Clifford Hill Pits today plus a drake Red-crested Pochard.
Regards
Neil M
A busy ringing session at Harrington Airfield today netted 156 birds of eighteen species, just ten birds having been encountered there before. A Lesser Whitethroat and a Tree Sparrow were perhaps the highlights but we managed to catch a useful total of 31 Meadow Pipits, 17 Yellowhammers and 35 Goldfinches. Other birds included a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Reed Buntings, nine Long-tailed Tits, nineteen Blue Tits, a Coal Tit, thirteen Great Tits, a Goldcrest, two Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, seven Dunnocks, four Robins, a Linnet and nine Chaffinches.
A Common Redstart was around Bunker One and at least one Raven was present too.
Summer Leys attracted a few birds today comprising a Great White Egret, two Pintail, two Stonechats, a Yellow-legged Gull and a Hobby. Dave Jackson saw an unidentified large falcon at Clifford Hill Pits today plus a drake Red-crested Pochard.
Regards
Neil M
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| Lesser Whitethroat. |
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| Linnet. |
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Long-tailed Tit.
All images courtesy
of John Tilly.
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