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Yesterday (Sunday) and Eric and Debbie Graham saw 3-4 Great White Egrets on the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston and good numbers of Little Egrets plus five 'Redpolls'.
Today and Kenny Cramer marshaled an extra ringing session at Linford Lakes resulting in the capture of 118 birds of which 70 were new of 11 species. Tits dominated with 54 Blues, 29 Greats and 2 Coals. Other birds were made up of 5 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings, a Song Thrush, a Wren, 6 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, 7 Goldfinches and 5 Chaffinches.
Jacob, fresh back from a week at Spurn, slung up a few nets at Pitsford Reservoir today catching 18 birds which included a couple of Tree Sparrows. However a Snow Bunting flew over in a northerly direction easily making it Jacob's best viewing of the day! His birding activities provided an excellent cast of birds made up of a Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Whooper Swans, 18 Pintail, a Black-tailed Godwit, at least 2 Golden Plovers, 2 Redshanks, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 7 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 2 Ravens, 2 Grey Wagtails and 2 Bramblings. One of the Little Egrets was bearing rings indicative of Spanish origin.
A quick walk at Harrington Airfield first thing this morning provided a flock of 19 Golden Plovers and 3 Grey Partridges. Good numbers of Starlings and Woodpigeons were passing over but other migrants seemed to be in relatively small numbers and were made up of Redwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds, finches and Meadow Pipits.
Regards
Neil M
Yesterday (Sunday) and Eric and Debbie Graham saw 3-4 Great White Egrets on the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston and good numbers of Little Egrets plus five 'Redpolls'.
Today and Kenny Cramer marshaled an extra ringing session at Linford Lakes resulting in the capture of 118 birds of which 70 were new of 11 species. Tits dominated with 54 Blues, 29 Greats and 2 Coals. Other birds were made up of 5 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings, a Song Thrush, a Wren, 6 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, 7 Goldfinches and 5 Chaffinches.
Jacob, fresh back from a week at Spurn, slung up a few nets at Pitsford Reservoir today catching 18 birds which included a couple of Tree Sparrows. However a Snow Bunting flew over in a northerly direction easily making it Jacob's best viewing of the day! His birding activities provided an excellent cast of birds made up of a Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Whooper Swans, 18 Pintail, a Black-tailed Godwit, at least 2 Golden Plovers, 2 Redshanks, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 7 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 2 Ravens, 2 Grey Wagtails and 2 Bramblings. One of the Little Egrets was bearing rings indicative of Spanish origin.
A quick walk at Harrington Airfield first thing this morning provided a flock of 19 Golden Plovers and 3 Grey Partridges. Good numbers of Starlings and Woodpigeons were passing over but other migrants seemed to be in relatively small numbers and were made up of Redwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds, finches and Meadow Pipits.
Regards
Neil M
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| Brambling. All pictures courtesy of Robin Gossage and some lovely sunny, autumnal weather! |
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