Hello
Dave Francis and team conducted some ringing at Pitsford Reservoir this morning and assessed 57 captures which included 6 new Blackbirds, 4 new Song Thrushes, 2 new Redwings and a re-trap Fieldfare which was first ringed at Pitsford in January 2015 (but has obviously travelled many hundreds of miles since then). Other captures involved two new Marsh Tits, 4 Reed Buntings and a Yellowhammer.
Also this morning a Kingfisher and a pair of Stonechat were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and birds south of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir included two drake Goosanders, a Green Sandpiper, two Grey Wagtails, six Siskins, two redpoll sp and a Little Owl again.
Birds visible at Harrington Airfield this afternoon were eighty Golden Plovers, an immature female Peregrine, two Woodcock and a Short-eared Owl.
Regards
Neil M
Dave Francis and team conducted some ringing at Pitsford Reservoir this morning and assessed 57 captures which included 6 new Blackbirds, 4 new Song Thrushes, 2 new Redwings and a re-trap Fieldfare which was first ringed at Pitsford in January 2015 (but has obviously travelled many hundreds of miles since then). Other captures involved two new Marsh Tits, 4 Reed Buntings and a Yellowhammer.
Also this morning a Kingfisher and a pair of Stonechat were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and birds south of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir included two drake Goosanders, a Green Sandpiper, two Grey Wagtails, six Siskins, two redpoll sp and a Little Owl again.
Birds visible at Harrington Airfield this afternoon were eighty Golden Plovers, an immature female Peregrine, two Woodcock and a Short-eared Owl.
Regards
Neil M
 |
| A close up of a Goldcrest caught at the week-end at Harrington Airfield. The dark malar stripe extending downwards from the base of the bill has a tendency to make Goldcrests look sad... Image courtesy of Cathy Ryden. |
 |
| An image of Pitsford Reservoir at dawn on the coldest morning of the season so far... Image courtesy of Lynne Barnett. |
 |
| 'Redhead' Smew south of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir today... Images courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
 |
| Drake Teal |
 |
| Drake Shoveler Both images taken at Pitsford Reservoir today by Cathy Ryden. |
No comments:
Post a Comment