Hello
Neither Eleanor or I saw very much today in much better weather conditions. A male Brambling was in the village at Hanging Houghton and the Ravens paid us a visit, vocalising all the time they were here! Eleanor watched a female Blackcap sunning herself and flushed a Woodcock at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.
My visit to Pitsford Reservoir late morning was mostly uneventful with lots of open and empty water. Quite a few birds were pushed up into the Pintail Bay due to the fishing boats and sailing craft and one of these birds was a female/immature Common Scoter.
Birds found elsewhere included a Great White Egret and a 'redhead' Smew at Summer Leys, four Red-crested Pochard and two Great White Egrets in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir and the 'ringtail' Hen Harrier at the DIRFT3 site near Crick.
A couple of ringing sessions were held locally with a catch of 22 birds of eight species at Linford Lakes which included a Blackcap, five Goldcrests, a Goldfinch, four Greenfinches and a couple of Blackbirds and 55 birds being processed at Stortons Pits which included two Redwings, two Blackbirds, three Goldcrests, lots of tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Regards
Neil M
Neither Eleanor or I saw very much today in much better weather conditions. A male Brambling was in the village at Hanging Houghton and the Ravens paid us a visit, vocalising all the time they were here! Eleanor watched a female Blackcap sunning herself and flushed a Woodcock at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.
My visit to Pitsford Reservoir late morning was mostly uneventful with lots of open and empty water. Quite a few birds were pushed up into the Pintail Bay due to the fishing boats and sailing craft and one of these birds was a female/immature Common Scoter.
Birds found elsewhere included a Great White Egret and a 'redhead' Smew at Summer Leys, four Red-crested Pochard and two Great White Egrets in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir and the 'ringtail' Hen Harrier at the DIRFT3 site near Crick.
A couple of ringing sessions were held locally with a catch of 22 birds of eight species at Linford Lakes which included a Blackcap, five Goldcrests, a Goldfinch, four Greenfinches and a couple of Blackbirds and 55 birds being processed at Stortons Pits which included two Redwings, two Blackbirds, three Goldcrests, lots of tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Regards
Neil M
 |
| Blackbird courtesy of John Tilly. |
 |
| Fieldfare courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
 |
| Collared Dove. |
No comments:
Post a Comment