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A Cuckoo was noted at Blueberry Farm this morning and a lunch-time wander at Harrington Airfield provided views of two Grey Partridges, a Turtle Dove, a Hobby and plenty of Marbled White butterflies. A probable Common Redstart was calling from bushes near to Bunker Two but refused to show itself!
A quick visit to Pitsford Reservoir to top up feeders yielded two Yellow-legged Gulls off the Sailing Club and plenty of Marbled White butterflies in the Scaldwell Meadow.
Birds at Stanwick Pits today included a Cattle Egret, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank and three Common Sandpipers (all courtesy of Steve Fisher).
An evening ringing session at Lamport Hall concluded with forty-one captures of thirty-eight House Martins and three Common Swifts. The Swifts there seemed to be in much lower numbers than previous years but we identified four active nests (or at least holes where adults were visiting). House Martins were in good numbers and probably similar to previous years and the birds caught included seven fledged juveniles and three birds first ringed there in 2017 and 2018.
Regards
Neil M
A Cuckoo was noted at Blueberry Farm this morning and a lunch-time wander at Harrington Airfield provided views of two Grey Partridges, a Turtle Dove, a Hobby and plenty of Marbled White butterflies. A probable Common Redstart was calling from bushes near to Bunker Two but refused to show itself!
A quick visit to Pitsford Reservoir to top up feeders yielded two Yellow-legged Gulls off the Sailing Club and plenty of Marbled White butterflies in the Scaldwell Meadow.
Birds at Stanwick Pits today included a Cattle Egret, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank and three Common Sandpipers (all courtesy of Steve Fisher).
An evening ringing session at Lamport Hall concluded with forty-one captures of thirty-eight House Martins and three Common Swifts. The Swifts there seemed to be in much lower numbers than previous years but we identified four active nests (or at least holes where adults were visiting). House Martins were in good numbers and probably similar to previous years and the birds caught included seven fledged juveniles and three birds first ringed there in 2017 and 2018.
Regards
Neil M
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