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A rather cold start this morning but a small band of us committed to some bird ringing on the Kelmarsh Estate today, concentrating our efforts in Scotland Wood.
Good numbers of small birds were present in this mixed woodland, their numbers supported with the provision of feedstuffs. In total 137 birds were caught and processed (111 new and 26 re-traps) totalling 14 species made up of 7 Blackbirds, 3 Goldcrests, 8 Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatches, 3 Dunnocks, 29 Great Tits, 3 Marsh Tits, a Willow Tit, 5 Robins, 38 Blue Tits, 27 Coal Tits, 9 Chaffinches and a first year female Sparrowhawk. Several Siskins were also present in the wood.
Regards
Neil M
A rather cold start this morning but a small band of us committed to some bird ringing on the Kelmarsh Estate today, concentrating our efforts in Scotland Wood.
Good numbers of small birds were present in this mixed woodland, their numbers supported with the provision of feedstuffs. In total 137 birds were caught and processed (111 new and 26 re-traps) totalling 14 species made up of 7 Blackbirds, 3 Goldcrests, 8 Long-tailed Tits, a Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatches, 3 Dunnocks, 29 Great Tits, 3 Marsh Tits, a Willow Tit, 5 Robins, 38 Blue Tits, 27 Coal Tits, 9 Chaffinches and a first year female Sparrowhawk. Several Siskins were also present in the wood.
Regards
Neil M
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| Female Sparrowhawk. This fine raptor is a first year bird hatched in 2016. The underside has yet to develop the barring of an adult and the chestnut fringing to the upperside and pale edges to the coverts is typical of this age. |
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