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Kenny Cramer and crew have conducted some ringing at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes during the last two week-ends (31st March and 7th April) resulting in a good mix of birds. Perhaps the highlight was a Snipe caught and ringed on the first date but other birds included a re-trap Blackcap from 2017 and two re-trap Long-tailed Tits from 2015.
Today the Great Grey Shrike was on show again below Hanging Houghton for most of the day, spending much of the time in bushes and small trees along the brooks. A visit to the dam at Pitsford Reservoir at lunchtime provided views of two adult Little Gulls hawking insects and a fly-by immature Peregrine.
Most of the action today though was in the Nene Valley. The Summer Leys reserve at Earls Barton Pits hosted four Common Scoters, a Great White Egret, a Common Tern, four Little Ringed Plovers and two White Wagtails. Stanwick Pits attracted two Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, four Common Terns, a Little Ringed Plover and two Black-tailed Godwits. Clifford Hill GP was also busy with a Bar-tailed Godwit, twelve Little Gulls, singles of Arctic and Common Tern, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin and up to ten White Wagtails.
Reservoir birds included three Little Gulls at Boddington and a Grey Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers and three Dunlin at Hollowell.
Regards
Neil M
Kenny Cramer and crew have conducted some ringing at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes during the last two week-ends (31st March and 7th April) resulting in a good mix of birds. Perhaps the highlight was a Snipe caught and ringed on the first date but other birds included a re-trap Blackcap from 2017 and two re-trap Long-tailed Tits from 2015.
Today the Great Grey Shrike was on show again below Hanging Houghton for most of the day, spending much of the time in bushes and small trees along the brooks. A visit to the dam at Pitsford Reservoir at lunchtime provided views of two adult Little Gulls hawking insects and a fly-by immature Peregrine.
Most of the action today though was in the Nene Valley. The Summer Leys reserve at Earls Barton Pits hosted four Common Scoters, a Great White Egret, a Common Tern, four Little Ringed Plovers and two White Wagtails. Stanwick Pits attracted two Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, four Common Terns, a Little Ringed Plover and two Black-tailed Godwits. Clifford Hill GP was also busy with a Bar-tailed Godwit, twelve Little Gulls, singles of Arctic and Common Tern, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin and up to ten White Wagtails.
Reservoir birds included three Little Gulls at Boddington and a Grey Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers and three Dunlin at Hollowell.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Snipe courtesy of Kenny Cramer. |
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| Little Ringed Plover courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| White Wagtail. |
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