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On Wednesday Chris Payne completed some small bird ringing at Bradden in South Northants, catching and processing over eighty birds. Great Tits (32) and Blue Tits (40) dominated but Chris also processed Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper and Blackbird.
Back on 18th September, Jacob was completing another Patchwork Challenge session at Pitsford Reservoir and saw a Great Black-backed Gull sporting a colour ring - a black ring with white letters JJ080. It transpires this bird was ringed as a nestling at Hordaland, Norway on 2nd July 2013.
Pitford attracts plenty of big gulls which are attracted to dead and dying fish at the reservoir, so this is an indication of where at least some of them come from!
On Friday (6th) several members of the Northants Ringing Group worked at Stortons Gravel Pits, capturing and processing 76 birds including 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Goldcrests, 28 Blue Tits, 17 Great Tits, a Dunnock, a Robin, 6 Long-tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Blackbird, a Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinches and 3 Reed Buntings.
Regards
Neil M
On Wednesday Chris Payne completed some small bird ringing at Bradden in South Northants, catching and processing over eighty birds. Great Tits (32) and Blue Tits (40) dominated but Chris also processed Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper and Blackbird.
Back on 18th September, Jacob was completing another Patchwork Challenge session at Pitsford Reservoir and saw a Great Black-backed Gull sporting a colour ring - a black ring with white letters JJ080. It transpires this bird was ringed as a nestling at Hordaland, Norway on 2nd July 2013.
Pitford attracts plenty of big gulls which are attracted to dead and dying fish at the reservoir, so this is an indication of where at least some of them come from!
On Friday (6th) several members of the Northants Ringing Group worked at Stortons Gravel Pits, capturing and processing 76 birds including 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Goldcrests, 28 Blue Tits, 17 Great Tits, a Dunnock, a Robin, 6 Long-tailed Tits, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Blackbird, a Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinches and 3 Reed Buntings.
Regards
Neil M
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| Great Black-backed Gull. |
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| Reed Bunting. Courtesy of John Tilly. |
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| Blue Tit. Courtesy of Cathy Ryden. |
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