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Today's WeBS count at Pitsford Reservoir in very still, sultry conditions didn't produce a great deal of interest considering the time of the year. A Garganey was on the shoreline opposite the Lagoon Hide, there were about eight Little Egrets, five Pintail, a pulse of new-in Wigeon, a Green Sandpiper, four Spotted Flycatcher (including a pair with a begging youngster by the Fishing Lodge), two Redstarts in a field hedge next to Catwalk Bay and several Yellow-legged Gulls.
Migrant Hawker and Common Darter dragonflies were in good numbers and butterflies included Small Heath, Comma and Red Admiral.
Four more Redstarts (at least two males) were still along the footpath that runs from Bridle Road, Old and along field hedges between Walgrave village and Pitsford Reservoir. Other migrants here included Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat and common warblers. And this afternoon there was still one Redstart at Blueberry Farm in the field hedge at the bottom of the Big Field.
Ringing operations at Stortons Pits this morning kept the three ringers busy with seventy birds processed of which fifty-six were warblers. They were made up of 39 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, and 6 Reed Warblers.
Regards
Neil M
Today's WeBS count at Pitsford Reservoir in very still, sultry conditions didn't produce a great deal of interest considering the time of the year. A Garganey was on the shoreline opposite the Lagoon Hide, there were about eight Little Egrets, five Pintail, a pulse of new-in Wigeon, a Green Sandpiper, four Spotted Flycatcher (including a pair with a begging youngster by the Fishing Lodge), two Redstarts in a field hedge next to Catwalk Bay and several Yellow-legged Gulls.
Migrant Hawker and Common Darter dragonflies were in good numbers and butterflies included Small Heath, Comma and Red Admiral.
Four more Redstarts (at least two males) were still along the footpath that runs from Bridle Road, Old and along field hedges between Walgrave village and Pitsford Reservoir. Other migrants here included Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat and common warblers. And this afternoon there was still one Redstart at Blueberry Farm in the field hedge at the bottom of the Big Field.
Ringing operations at Stortons Pits this morning kept the three ringers busy with seventy birds processed of which fifty-six were warblers. They were made up of 39 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, and 6 Reed Warblers.
Regards
Neil M
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