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It was the WeBS count day at Pitsford Reservoir today and resulted in sightings of a Great White Egret, 15 Little Egrets, a Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid, 2 Garganey, a Wigeon, 7 Green Sandpipers, a Dunlin, a Greenshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Kingfishers, a couple of Yellow-legged Gulls and 3 Peregrines (adult male, adult female and juvenile female). The latter Peregrine had emptied the Scaldwell Bay of birds and it sat perched on a stick protruding from the mud for a long period of time!
The last but one Constant Effort ringing session of the season took place at Pitsford Reservoir this morning with 16 species being encountered totalling 42 birds. Warblers were made up of 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers and 3 Blackcaps and other interesting birds included a Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tits, 3 Bullfinches, 3 Treecreepers and 3 Goldcrests.
A couple of Grey Partridges and a Turtle Dove were noted at Harrington Airfield and this evening there was a Spotted Flycatcher at Lamport Hall.
Please note that there will be another ringing session at Harrington Airfield during the morning of Wednesday 16th August, the last session of the month. General access is not permitted in the catching area but observers and visitors are welcome as long as you can let me know beforehand (landowner's stipulation). The concrete track and adjacent footpaths remain open and unaffected.
Regards
Neil M
It was the WeBS count day at Pitsford Reservoir today and resulted in sightings of a Great White Egret, 15 Little Egrets, a Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid, 2 Garganey, a Wigeon, 7 Green Sandpipers, a Dunlin, a Greenshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Kingfishers, a couple of Yellow-legged Gulls and 3 Peregrines (adult male, adult female and juvenile female). The latter Peregrine had emptied the Scaldwell Bay of birds and it sat perched on a stick protruding from the mud for a long period of time!
The last but one Constant Effort ringing session of the season took place at Pitsford Reservoir this morning with 16 species being encountered totalling 42 birds. Warblers were made up of 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers and 3 Blackcaps and other interesting birds included a Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tits, 3 Bullfinches, 3 Treecreepers and 3 Goldcrests.
A couple of Grey Partridges and a Turtle Dove were noted at Harrington Airfield and this evening there was a Spotted Flycatcher at Lamport Hall.
Please note that there will be another ringing session at Harrington Airfield during the morning of Wednesday 16th August, the last session of the month. General access is not permitted in the catching area but observers and visitors are welcome as long as you can let me know beforehand (landowner's stipulation). The concrete track and adjacent footpaths remain open and unaffected.
Regards
Neil M
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| Little Egret. |
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| Reed Bunting. |
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| Tree Sparrow. |
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| Whitethroat. All images taken at Pitsford Reservoir, the latter three courtesy of Dave Jackson. |
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