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Some ringing at Linford Lakes this morning provided an excellent 65 captures of twenty species including eight species of warbler. The total was made up of 6 Wrens, 2 Robins (including a juvenile), 6 Dunnocks, 2 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 3 Blue Tits, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Treecreepers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinches, a Goldfinch, 4 Reed Buntings, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Cetti's Warbler, a Reed Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats and 2 Garden Warblers.
A ringing session at Harrington Airfield was much more modest and provided just 36 captures of eleven species including four species of warbler. The total was made up of 4 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 3 Dunnocks, a Chaffinch, 4 Yellowhammers, a Blue Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 12 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler and a Whitethroat. Four of the re-trap Willow Warblers were first ringed there in June 2017, three of them as adults and one as a juvenile.
Other birds on-site included a male Wheatear, at least one singing Lesser Whitethroat, two 'reeling' Grasshopper Warblers and a 'purring' Turtle Dove.
Two singing Grasshopper Warblers were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and two more 'reelers' were located at Sywell Country Park, this latter site also hosting six Common Terns, a Cetti's Warbler and a Grey Wagtail.
A fine Ring Ouzel was located at Newnham Hill near Daventry today, another Grasshopper Warbler was showing well at the car park at Summer Leys reserve and at least one Nightingale continued to sing at Thrapston Pits. This evening Phil Horsnail watched a female Hen Harrier quartering ground near to Polebrook Airfield, the bird disappearing over the old airfield at about 6pm. Two singing Nightingales were on the private reserve there yesterday afternoon (no public access).
Regards
Neil M
Some ringing at Linford Lakes this morning provided an excellent 65 captures of twenty species including eight species of warbler. The total was made up of 6 Wrens, 2 Robins (including a juvenile), 6 Dunnocks, 2 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 3 Blue Tits, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Treecreepers, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinches, a Goldfinch, 4 Reed Buntings, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Cetti's Warbler, a Reed Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats and 2 Garden Warblers.
A ringing session at Harrington Airfield was much more modest and provided just 36 captures of eleven species including four species of warbler. The total was made up of 4 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 3 Dunnocks, a Chaffinch, 4 Yellowhammers, a Blue Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 12 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler and a Whitethroat. Four of the re-trap Willow Warblers were first ringed there in June 2017, three of them as adults and one as a juvenile.
Other birds on-site included a male Wheatear, at least one singing Lesser Whitethroat, two 'reeling' Grasshopper Warblers and a 'purring' Turtle Dove.
Two singing Grasshopper Warblers were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and two more 'reelers' were located at Sywell Country Park, this latter site also hosting six Common Terns, a Cetti's Warbler and a Grey Wagtail.
A fine Ring Ouzel was located at Newnham Hill near Daventry today, another Grasshopper Warbler was showing well at the car park at Summer Leys reserve and at least one Nightingale continued to sing at Thrapston Pits. This evening Phil Horsnail watched a female Hen Harrier quartering ground near to Polebrook Airfield, the bird disappearing over the old airfield at about 6pm. Two singing Nightingales were on the private reserve there yesterday afternoon (no public access).
Regards
Neil M
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| Juvenile Robin courtesy of Kenny Cramer. |
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| Grasshopper Warbler at Summer Leys courtesy of Dave Jackson. |
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