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Yesterday (Tuesday) and Eleanor spent some time in Harlestone Heath but apart from small numbers of Siskins and Bramblings didn't see much of note.
Some more ringing at Harrington Airfield today (Wednesday) targeted incoming migrants and provided 80 captures, 65 of which were previously unringed birds. Thrushes made up half the total with three Blackbirds and thirty-eight Redwings. Other highlights included a Lesser Redpoll and seven Meadow Pipits and five new Chaffinches. The remainder of the birds were mostly resident individuals.
Other birds noted on-site included approximately 30 Golden Plovers and several Bramblings, with hundreds of Starlings and Redwings moving over the disused airfield.
Eleanor watched two Hawfinches on view for about an hour this morning in a hawthorn hedge at Hockerhill Farm between Wilby and Mears Ashby - they were happily munching through the hawthorn berries before moving on...
Regards
Neil M
Yesterday (Tuesday) and Eleanor spent some time in Harlestone Heath but apart from small numbers of Siskins and Bramblings didn't see much of note.
Some more ringing at Harrington Airfield today (Wednesday) targeted incoming migrants and provided 80 captures, 65 of which were previously unringed birds. Thrushes made up half the total with three Blackbirds and thirty-eight Redwings. Other highlights included a Lesser Redpoll and seven Meadow Pipits and five new Chaffinches. The remainder of the birds were mostly resident individuals.
Other birds noted on-site included approximately 30 Golden Plovers and several Bramblings, with hundreds of Starlings and Redwings moving over the disused airfield.
Eleanor watched two Hawfinches on view for about an hour this morning in a hawthorn hedge at Hockerhill Farm between Wilby and Mears Ashby - they were happily munching through the hawthorn berries before moving on...
Regards
Neil M
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| Lesser Redpoll. |
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