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Yesterday (Thursday) saw Chris Payne complete some more ringing in his garden at Greens Norton, netting over 50 birds which included 26 Goldfinches, 16 Blue Tits, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Blackbirds, a Goldcrest and a female Blackcap.
Just prior to 8am this morning (Friday) and a flock of eight Hawfinches announced their presence in the village here at Hanging Houghton and landed in the lime trees which line Manor Road. In very windy conditions these large finches didn't remain many seconds before heading off down into the Brampton Valley either for shelter or travelling on to some unknown location further west. This Hawfinch invasion is unprecedented so we have no idea where they are heading (or where they think they are heading)!
A quick jaunt around Harrington Airfield provided proof of a big Redwing movement with hundreds of birds flying over or flying out of the bushes. Not many other obvious migrants though until Eleanor located two Hawfinches in roadside hawthorns. They flew to some bushes near to the entrance to the concrete track but then finally flew west. A flock of about twenty Golden Plovers were in a field nearby.
About six Bramblings were in hedging along the Brampton Valley Way between Brixworth and Hanging Houghton plus a few Siskins and 'Redpolls', and a couple of Ravens were vocal around Hanging Houghton village mid-morning.
Eleanor's walk around Sywell Country Park didn't provide many birds of note, the best being a Water Rail, a Kingfisher, a Cetti's Warbler, a couple of Grey Wagtails, about 12 Siskins and a couple of 'Redpolls'.
Regards
Neil M
Yesterday (Thursday) saw Chris Payne complete some more ringing in his garden at Greens Norton, netting over 50 birds which included 26 Goldfinches, 16 Blue Tits, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Blackbirds, a Goldcrest and a female Blackcap.
Just prior to 8am this morning (Friday) and a flock of eight Hawfinches announced their presence in the village here at Hanging Houghton and landed in the lime trees which line Manor Road. In very windy conditions these large finches didn't remain many seconds before heading off down into the Brampton Valley either for shelter or travelling on to some unknown location further west. This Hawfinch invasion is unprecedented so we have no idea where they are heading (or where they think they are heading)!
A quick jaunt around Harrington Airfield provided proof of a big Redwing movement with hundreds of birds flying over or flying out of the bushes. Not many other obvious migrants though until Eleanor located two Hawfinches in roadside hawthorns. They flew to some bushes near to the entrance to the concrete track but then finally flew west. A flock of about twenty Golden Plovers were in a field nearby.
About six Bramblings were in hedging along the Brampton Valley Way between Brixworth and Hanging Houghton plus a few Siskins and 'Redpolls', and a couple of Ravens were vocal around Hanging Houghton village mid-morning.
Eleanor's walk around Sywell Country Park didn't provide many birds of note, the best being a Water Rail, a Kingfisher, a Cetti's Warbler, a couple of Grey Wagtails, about 12 Siskins and a couple of 'Redpolls'.
Regards
Neil M
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| Redwing close-up, courtesy of Chris Payne. |
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| Photogenic Kestrel, courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Cock Pheasant courtesy of Jacob Spinks. |
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