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It seemed a quieter day for birds in the county today, or maybe it's the local birders fed up with the cold northerly winds!
A ringing session at Stortons Pits today recorded -3C temperatures on arrival but the small band soon put up the nets and caught some quality birds consisting of five Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps, an excellent six Cetti's Warblers, two Dunnocks, two Wrens, two Treecreepers, two Great Tits, a Song Thrush, two Blackbirds and three Reed Buntings.
One of the Chiffchaffs and one of the Cetti's Warblers were bearing rings from ringing efforts elsewhere, no doubt we will find out from where and when in due course.
Harrington Airfield doesn't seem to have attracted a notable bird for a long while now and today was little different with the best on show being three Grey Partridges, a Swallow and a Yellow Wagtail.
This evening and the Great Grey Shrike was relocated back to it's original hedge and field at Hanging Houghton, about half a mile west of the Brampton Valley Way.
Regards
Neil M
It seemed a quieter day for birds in the county today, or maybe it's the local birders fed up with the cold northerly winds!
A ringing session at Stortons Pits today recorded -3C temperatures on arrival but the small band soon put up the nets and caught some quality birds consisting of five Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps, an excellent six Cetti's Warblers, two Dunnocks, two Wrens, two Treecreepers, two Great Tits, a Song Thrush, two Blackbirds and three Reed Buntings.
One of the Chiffchaffs and one of the Cetti's Warblers were bearing rings from ringing efforts elsewhere, no doubt we will find out from where and when in due course.
Harrington Airfield doesn't seem to have attracted a notable bird for a long while now and today was little different with the best on show being three Grey Partridges, a Swallow and a Yellow Wagtail.
This evening and the Great Grey Shrike was relocated back to it's original hedge and field at Hanging Houghton, about half a mile west of the Brampton Valley Way.
Regards
Neil M
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| Reed Bunting at Stortons Pits today courtesy of Chris Payne. |
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| Great Grey Shrike near Hanging Houghton today. |
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