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Birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton were a little tamer this morning - the best being a Wheatear, two Ravens and six Golden Plovers.
A period of ringing at Harrington Airfield provided 68 captures of 15 species of which only nine were of birds caught there previously. The highlight was a female Common Redstart and other birds amounted to three Blackbirds, a Wren, two Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, nine Dunnocks, three Robins, ten Blue Tits, thirteen Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Whitethroats, three Chaffinches, two Goldfinches, thirteen Linnets and two Yellowhammers.
Six species of hunting raptor included a Peregrine and at least one Hobby.
The area off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir was productive again this evening with the Osprey arriving and catching a fish before being chased off west by a Great Black-backed Gull (7.05pm - 7.20pm), an adult Caspian Gull, at least six Yellow-legged Gulls, a first winter Mediterranean Gull, about fifteen Common Terns, a juvenile Black Tern, several Little Egrets and a Common Sandpiper.
Regards
Neil M
Birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton were a little tamer this morning - the best being a Wheatear, two Ravens and six Golden Plovers.
A period of ringing at Harrington Airfield provided 68 captures of 15 species of which only nine were of birds caught there previously. The highlight was a female Common Redstart and other birds amounted to three Blackbirds, a Wren, two Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, nine Dunnocks, three Robins, ten Blue Tits, thirteen Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Whitethroats, three Chaffinches, two Goldfinches, thirteen Linnets and two Yellowhammers.
Six species of hunting raptor included a Peregrine and at least one Hobby.
The area off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir was productive again this evening with the Osprey arriving and catching a fish before being chased off west by a Great Black-backed Gull (7.05pm - 7.20pm), an adult Caspian Gull, at least six Yellow-legged Gulls, a first winter Mediterranean Gull, about fifteen Common Terns, a juvenile Black Tern, several Little Egrets and a Common Sandpiper.
Regards
Neil M
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| Juvenile Whitethroat courtesy of Lynne Barnett. |
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| Lesser Whitethroat courtesy of Rich Goswell. |
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| Common Redstart. |
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