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With the weather rather grey and cloudy, a small band of us committed to a period of bird ringing at Kelmarsh Hall today resulting in 81 birds being captured and processed (57 new birds and 24 previously-ringed birds) of eleven species.
These birds were typical of the site and were made up of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Dunnock, a Robin, a Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tits, 24 Blue Tits, 14 Great Tits, 3 Siskins, 24 Goldfinches, 2 Greenfinches and 8 Chaffinches. One of the Goldfinches was a bird originally ringed at Pitsford Reservoir - it's perhaps not surprising that this bird relocated as the niger feeders at the main feed station at Pitsford were stolen recently!
Other birds noted at Kelmarsh Hall today included Raven and at least one Grey Wagtail. Some more ringing is planned for Pitsford Reservoir tomorrow...
Birds noted at Thrapston GP today by Eric Graham included seven Siskins, four Redpolls, several Cetti's Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a pair of Oystercatcher and the Great White Egret still
Regards
Neil M
With the weather rather grey and cloudy, a small band of us committed to a period of bird ringing at Kelmarsh Hall today resulting in 81 birds being captured and processed (57 new birds and 24 previously-ringed birds) of eleven species.
These birds were typical of the site and were made up of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Dunnock, a Robin, a Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tits, 24 Blue Tits, 14 Great Tits, 3 Siskins, 24 Goldfinches, 2 Greenfinches and 8 Chaffinches. One of the Goldfinches was a bird originally ringed at Pitsford Reservoir - it's perhaps not surprising that this bird relocated as the niger feeders at the main feed station at Pitsford were stolen recently!
Other birds noted at Kelmarsh Hall today included Raven and at least one Grey Wagtail. Some more ringing is planned for Pitsford Reservoir tomorrow...
Birds noted at Thrapston GP today by Eric Graham included seven Siskins, four Redpolls, several Cetti's Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a pair of Oystercatcher and the Great White Egret still
Regards
Neil M
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| Adult male Siskin. |
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