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It seemed like all eyes were on Pitsford today with a steady stream of birders visiting in an effort to track down yesterday's Ring-necked Duck. There has to be a good chance it is still there somewhere but no-one managed to find it!
Birds north of the causeway included at least ten Whooper Swans, at least two Great White Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, sixteen Red-crested Pochard, at least sixteen Pintail and something of a wader fest with singles of Spotted Redshank, Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit and at least five Green Sandpipers. Other sightings included a male Brambling and three Stonechats and a ringing session around the main feeding station provided 74 captures made up of a Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests, six Long-tailed Tits, two Blackbirds, twenty Blue Tits, thirteen Great Tits, two Dunnocks, two Robins, two Goldfinches, seven Chaffinches, thirteen Tree Sparrows and four Yellowhammers.
The gull roost was checked off the Sailing Club this afternoon and provided views of an adult Mediterranean Gull, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and two Red-crested Pochard.
The Bramblings were again by the farm barn in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today with eight birds there this morning and three there this afternoon.
Regards
Neil M
It seemed like all eyes were on Pitsford today with a steady stream of birders visiting in an effort to track down yesterday's Ring-necked Duck. There has to be a good chance it is still there somewhere but no-one managed to find it!
Birds north of the causeway included at least ten Whooper Swans, at least two Great White Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, sixteen Red-crested Pochard, at least sixteen Pintail and something of a wader fest with singles of Spotted Redshank, Ruff and Black-tailed Godwit and at least five Green Sandpipers. Other sightings included a male Brambling and three Stonechats and a ringing session around the main feeding station provided 74 captures made up of a Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests, six Long-tailed Tits, two Blackbirds, twenty Blue Tits, thirteen Great Tits, two Dunnocks, two Robins, two Goldfinches, seven Chaffinches, thirteen Tree Sparrows and four Yellowhammers.
The gull roost was checked off the Sailing Club this afternoon and provided views of an adult Mediterranean Gull, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and two Red-crested Pochard.
The Bramblings were again by the farm barn in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today with eight birds there this morning and three there this afternoon.
Regards
Neil M
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| Male Yellowhammer. |
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| First year male Goldfinch. |
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| Tree Sparrow. |
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| Adult male Chaffinch. |
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